Resources
Adaptive Reader Classroom Strategy Favorite: The Jigsaw Strategy and Leveled Texts
A cooperative learning method called ‘the Jigsaw’ empowers students to take ownership of their learning through collaboration with various peers.
Why Building a Positive Literacy Identity Matters—for Learners of All Ages
A literacy identity is how a person sees themselves as a reader, writer, and communicator. It’s shaped by their experiences with texts, the feedback they receive, and whether they feel...
Constructivism in Education: Personalized, Student-Centered Reading and Learning
Constructivism is a learning theory suggesting that students build (or "construct") knowledge through experiences, actively making sense of new information by connecting it to their existing knowledge base.
Instructional Scaffolding with Leveled and Multilingual Texts
Instructional scaffolding is the process of breaking learning into chunks and providing a supportive structure to help students master each step. It’s responsive, temporary, and gradually removed as learners gain...
Creating Formative Assessments with Adaptive Reader Leveled Texts and Translations
Creating formative assessments allow educators to identify where students are striving and struggling the most. When students face challenges, identifying misconceptions and learning gaps can hinder both novice and expert...
Understanding Formative Assessments
Creating formative assessments allow educators to identify where students are striving and struggling the most. When students face challenges, identifying misconceptions and learning gaps can hinder both novice and expert...
Using Textual Analysis Circles and Adaptive Reader to Unlock Macbeth in the IB DP Classroom
"Is Macbeth a victim of fate or a master of his own downfall?" "What does Shakespeare say about power, ambition, and the human psyche?" These are the kinds of deep...
Concept-Based Inquiry and The Iliad: How Adaptive Reader Supports IB MYP Classrooms
These are the kinds of big, conceptual questions that drive International Baccalaureate® (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) classrooms. But when students engage with classic works like The Iliad, accessibility challenges...
Bringing Anne of Green Gables to Life in PYP Classrooms with Reader’s Theater and Adaptive Reader
Like many classic texts, Anne of Green Gables can be linguistically and structurally challenging for young readers, especially in multilingual classrooms. That’s where Adaptive Reader’s suite of leveled and multilingual...
How Adaptive Reader Supports IB Learners: Equity, Rigor, and Access in One Suite
For families, educators, and students engaged in the International Baccalaureate (IB) model, finding high-quality, rigorous, and accessible texts is a constant challenge. The IB’s emphasis on inquiry, global-mindedness, and academic...
Using Case Study Simulations and Adaptive Reader to Bring The Prince to Life in IB Career-related Programme Classrooms
"Is it better to be feared or loved as a leader?" "What makes a leader effective — and at what ethical cost?" These timeless questions sit at the heart of Niccolò...
Preventing Summer Slide: How Adaptive Reader Supports Extended Year and Summer Learning for All Students
Summer should be a time for exploration and growth. However, the long break from school can lead to the "summer slide" and for others, regression: a loss of hard-earned skills....