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Welcome! Back-to-School Training
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• Why use Curriculet
• Resources and costs
• Get started in 3 steps
• Curriculet introductory tour
• Q+A
Agenda
Follow us at @Curriculet
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Teaching literacy presents unique challenges
Who is reading? Stop playing games to find out who did the reading.
Who is understanding? Look inside of students’ heads to see how they are reading.
Who is developing a love of reading? Make reading fun, engaging, and a lifelong activity.
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Go beyond reading proficiency
Reading Proficiency
Lifelong ReaderEnjoyment of
Reading
• Read books at “right” level • Build fluency through practice • Develop background knowledge • Teach comprehension skills & strategies • Provide feedback
• Read texts of interest • Read at various levels • Read for multiple purposes . . . fun • Receive positive feedback • Parent, teacher, community
involvement
to develop lifelong readers
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Literacy deserves better tools
Reading becomes interactive, engaging, and more approachable.
Content and curriculum that both teachers and students love.
Unparalleled insight into reading proficiency and standards mastery.
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What is a curriculet?
/kəˈrikyələt/Cur・ric・u・let
noun
1. an interactive digital text with embedded checkpoints such as questions, quizzes, and annotations.
2. a revolutionary digital reading platform used by teachers and students to develop reading proficiency and a love of reading (proper noun).
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Engage students more deeply
In-text questions, quizzes, and annotations Standards aligned curriculum is embedded into every text.
Instant feedback from assessment Interactive texts provide feedback to students.
Background knowledge when students need it Annotations are images, videos, or text - improves comprehension dramatically.
Students can read on nearly any device!
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See who read, how much, and who didn't
Insight into the reading process
Easily track mastery of standards at the class and individual student level. Get the information you need to group students, inform lesson and unit plans, and personalize learning.
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Monitor standards attainment in every text
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Track success for a class and student
Understand students’ reading proficiency like never before.
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Our Publishers
Books - FREE & rentals 1,000s of novels and non-fiction texts with curriculets.
USA TODAY - $4.99/student Daily news with in-text assessment focused to informational text standards.
Supplementary texts - FREE Poems, short stories, articles, and more with curriculets.
Better content for all subjects
Upload content - FREE Upload short texts from PDFs, Word Docs, Google Docs, or web articles.
45 day free trial
Rentals books start as low as $0.99
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Technology requirements
Device agnostic for students Students can read on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
Browser-based Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browsers are best.
Fast support Click on “Help” button to get questions answered quickly, or email [email protected]
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Getting started with students is easy.
Students love reading on Curriculet. Get started today. They will thank you.
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1.
Find a text to use in class. Review the curriculet.
3 steps to getting started with Curriculet
PRO TIP: Create a fake student account for yourself using another email address.
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Provide students class enrollment token and begin
reading.
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Assign text to the class - edit curriculet if
needed.
Enrolling students in your class is the most important first step.
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Why is all of this free?
USA TODAY subscription $4.99 per student for a 52 week subscription. Every teacher can assign articles and students can read independently. Only 3 cents per school.
Text Set A complete, thematic unit of texts that pair anchor novel with informational texts and other resources. Coming soon.
On-Demand Library An independent reading library for your classroom or school. We are looking for pilot partners for the fall.
Email [email protected] to schedule a demo
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Questions?
