Learning A-Z and i-Ready

Students have two systems that they can use asynchronously when students are not in class. All students should try to use these systems every week! Both are found in students' Clever accounts.

Learning A-Z has many engaging books that are at each student's reading level. Students should always 1) Listen to the recording of the book, 2) Read the book aloud, recording themselves read, and then 3) Read the book a 3rd time. Then, 4) take the quiz. Students earn stars they can use to build avatars or even donate their stars to UNICEF to feed families! Expectations for books to read per week:

• Levels A-L: 5

• Levels M-Z: 2

Students watched this video to learn more about Learning A-Z. You can watch it too below!

Students should plan to use the student path ("My path") lessons in i-Ready for Reading and Math every week, at least 45 minutes per week per subject.

I will be monitoring students' usage. Students who meet their usage targets for both Learning A-Z and i-Ready will be entered into weekly raffles to win prizes, which will be delivered to their homes! Below is another way to look at the expectations for i-Ready and Learning A-Z usage:

Running Records Assessments

All 1st-5th grade students will take a quick 15 minute reading assessment sometime in the next 2 weeks. They will login to Learning A-Z and read a passage and record themselves reading it. They will then record themselves retelling the important information from the passage. Finally, they will take a little quiz. Please do not help your child during the assessment, as it helps the teachers determine instructional needs of your child. Some children will take the assessment a few times, and some will only take it once. This is not used for grades!