Author: Giavanna

THE PATCH: Hauppauge’s Forest Brook Elementary School Wins National Reading Contest

Posted on 17.Feb.17 in News

The Hauppauge Patch celebrated the news of Forest Brook Elementary’s 1st place win of The LightSail 25 in a recent news release. The victory came by students reading an average… Read more

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Gurnee students ranked nationally in LightSail 25 Challenge

Posted on 16.Feb.17 in News

The Chicago Tribune featured the 3rd place winners of The LightSail 25, River Trail School in Gurnee School District 56, in the community section article. During the month-long challenge, River Trail… Read more

Avid Student Readers from Long Island, the Bronx, and Illinois Win The LightSail 25

Posted on 14.Feb.17 in News

National reading contest inspired students to read every day and build up their reading stamina (NEW YORK, NY – February 15, 2017) – Students from Forest Brook Elementary School in… Read more

Pro Tips for Supporting Beginning Readers

Posted on 6.Feb.17 in Literacy Strategies

by Mitch Center, former Assistant Superintendent for Newark Public Schools Most kids want to grow up fast – they want to run before they’re steady on their feet walking, and… Read more

Check It Out: New Year, New Me

Posted on 18.Jan.17 in Product News

The Check It Out series highlights the most popular texts on LightSail, around a specific monthly theme or topic, based on our user data. Every month we’ll share which books… Read more

New Learning Times: Gideon Stein on founding LightSail Education

Posted on 21.Dec.16 in News

LightSail founder and CEO Gideon Stein was featured in a recent interview where he discussed the founding of LightSail. The article described LightSail’s goal to get, and keep, students engaged… Read more

Get Merry! LightSail 4.2 Has Arrived

Posted on 20.Dec.16 in Product News

LightSail’s product team strives to create an intuitive and delightful experience to engage students and support teachers. They are committed to creating an app which allows every user to discover… Read more

Check It Out: December Holidays

Posted on 20.Dec.16 in Product News

The Check It Out series highlights the most popular texts on LightSail, around a specific monthly theme or topic, based on our user data. Every month we’ll share which books… Read more

Featured Teacher: Melissa Rice, Floyd B. Watson Elementary School

Posted on 13.Dec.16 in Partner Success

Melissa Rice remembers when most of her time and energy during the reading period was spent matching her 5th graders to the right book. “It used to be an arduous… Read more

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