Tag: READ 180
Outstanding Educators Help Struggling Students Become Confident Lifelong Readers
By Alex on May 16th, 2013
There are certain times of year I always look forward to, such as the start of summer, my birthday, and of course selecting the READ 180 and System 44 Outstanding Educators! I was again inspired by the nominations we received this year; we have hadmore… full post
Breaking award news: READ 180 and System 44 receive Return on Education Innovation Award!
By Alex on April 19th, 2013
Following the announcement of a number of reading and math products for the Common Core, both READ 180 and System 44 were named winners of the ROE (Return on Education) Innovation Award at the ASU/GSV Education Innovation Summit. READ 180 andmore… full post
Creating a movie while reading
By Alex on March 14th, 2013
Like most people, when I read a book I create a movie in my head. I paint mental pictures of what I think characters look like, where they live and what their surroundings are like. For example, if I’m reading a mystery story set in 19th centurymore… full post
Margery Mayer: AEP Hall of Famer
By Tyler on November 29th, 2012
What a fun morning it was for us here at Scholastic. Margery Mayer, the visionary and inspiring leader of our Education division, was inducted into The Association of Educational Publishers “Hall of Fame” at a breakfast event in midtownmore… full post
Why technology is a game-changer for struggling readers
By Tyler on March 7th, 2012
Imagine you’re a teacher with a room full of 20 students — each one reads at a different level, a few were born abroad and speak little English, half of them tell you they “hate reading,” a handful struggle with learning disabilities. Howmore… full post
Ted Hasselbring: How adaptive technology can help struggling students
By Guest Blogger on February 3rd, 2012
We’re giving the floor this morning to Alissa Valiante, a longtime employee of our Education Group who had the chance recently to talk with a pioneer in the field of educational technology. She wanted to share some of what she learned. Thanks,more… full post
Do you believe in signs?
By Scholastic on September 21st, 2011
Alex Wladich just joined the Scholastic Corporate Communications team, but she didn’t travel far to get here – she came from the Scholastic Education group! Here’s her first OOM post, in which she shares an interesting story about signs, fate,more… full post
It’s never too late to learn to read
By Tyler on May 26th, 2011
This story had us reaching for the nearest box of tissues this morning… It’s about a 22-year-old student from Phoenix named Heather Hoffmeister who, in her last year in the school system, finally learned to read — overcoming enormousmore… full post
Capitalizing on kids’ obsession with stories and narratives
By Tyler on May 24th, 2011
Last week, I visited a class for 9th-graders who struggle with reading at Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn. It was a class that was using Scholastic’s READ 180 program, designed to help kids who are reading below grade level. Many ofmore… full post
Can “personal metrics” help struggling readers do better in school?
By Tyler on March 24th, 2011
If you use Foursquare, you’ve probably noticed how when you “check in” at a restaurant or wherever, the app tells you how many more visits it’ll take for you to become mayor. If you’re a runner, you probably know about Nike’s GPS app andmore… full post
