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We are thrilled to announce our 2024 ReadWorks Super Teacher Awards! Super Teachers represent an exceptional group of educators whose consistent use of ReadWorks resources drives remarkable success in their classrooms.
Our team is proud to honor the hard work and dedication of these outstanding teachers and their students.As a mission and data-driven organization, ReadWorks relies heavily on information and teacher activity to guide our decisions, including this selection of our Super Users.

Here’s a look at how our Super Teachers stand out by the numbers:

Lyndsey Tonaki, Ho'okele Elementary, HI
Kimberly Whitaker, St. Stephen Elementary, SC
Ashley Liberda, Holy Family Grade School, CA
Angie Upton, Polk County Schools, NC
Cheryl Murray-Johnson, Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School, NY
Emily Ruddick, Autism Academy, AZ
Monyette Davis, Madison County Schools, MS
Joan Schell, Southwest Allen County Schools, IN
Kathy Habing, Neoga Community Unit School District 3, IL
Natalie Conley, Telfair County Elementary, GA

NEW ReadWorks Curriculum Alignments

ReadWorks is excited to announce our expanded curriculum alignment offerings! Our team is constantly on the lookout for more ways to seamlessly weave our resources into educator lesson plans. Along with our Amplify CKLA and NGSS alignments, we now have three new curated alignments for these curricula:

Picture this: you're diving into a unit on "Cinderella Around the World" and need that perfect supplementary text to engage your students. ReadWorks has got your back! Our new alignments feature high-quality texts matched to your curriculum, building student background knowledge around those important and interesting topics.

These passages are grouped by grade and unit, ready to be digitally assigned, printed, or projected to the whole class. Each text comes with an interactive vocabulary activity and comprehension questions, so your students can dive even deeper into what they’re already learning in the classroom.

Check Out the ReadWorks Annual Report

Since our launch over a decade ago, ReadWorks has strived to ensure every teacher, student, and family has access to free, high-quality reading comprehension support based on the science of reading. This school year, we continued to provide the resources for which we are known and trusted while developing new and exciting offerings.

This annual report showcases the projects that will help us further support millions of teachers and students. As always, all of this is made possible by our incredible community of teachers, generous supporters, and our partners in the fields of research and education.

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The Importance of Spanish-English Paired Texts for English Language Learners

8/2/2024

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In today’s increasingly multicultural and multilingual classrooms, the need for effective strategies to support English Language Learners (ELLs) has never been greater. In partnership with Vanderbilt University and talented Spanish-speaking authors, ReadWorks has released 65 new Spanish-English paired texts to bring together key areas of research to support teachers of English Language Learners. This offers a unique approach to fostering a more inclusive and effective educational environment by leveraging students' existing language skills to enhance their English reading comprehension. By integrating Spanish-language passages with corresponding English-language texts and comprehension questions, these resources build on the linguistic assets of Spanish-speaking students, making the process of learning English more accessible and effective.

ReadWorks Spanish-English paired texts have three components:

A Spanish-language passage
An English-language passage
A comprehension question set for the English passage

Spanish Version of the Spanish-English Paired Text of the same topic The School-Year.

English Version of the Spanish-English Paired Text of the same topic The School-Year.

ReadWorks Spanish-English Paired Texts stand out from other ELL resources because they are curated with students in mind:

Human Audio Support: Variation in language ability is common among speakers of all languages. Therefore, each passage includes human audio that can be used as a support.
Culturally Relevant Content: Many of the Spanish passages are authored by heritage speakers from diverse backgrounds, just like ELLs themselves. This ensures that the passages stay closer to language varieties that students are familiar with, rather than advanced varieties that can create additional barriers.

ReadWorks Spanish-English Paired Texts help teachers bring ELLs into classroom conversations without taking additional time out of their lessons or planning a separate lesson for them. Teachers can assign the English-language passage(s) to English-proficient students and the Spanish-English Paired Texts to ELLs. These paired texts support oral language development by equipping all students in a classroom with background knowledge on a topic regardless of differences in language proficiency.

Learn more about how to harness ReadWorks for ELL students at this August webinar!

Bridging Languages: Harnessing Spanish-English Paired Texts for ELL Success
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

This webinar is ideal for new and returning ReadWorks users with ELL students. Learn how to use ReadWorks new Spanish-English Paired Texts to build background knowledge and increase reading comprehension. Celebrate your new knowledge with a certificate of completion sent directly to your email address!

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