Author: Giavanna

EDTECH DIGEST: “Accelerating Literacy” with LightSail CEO Gideon Stein

Posted on 12.Jul.16 in News

EdTech Digest interviewed LightSail CEO Gideon Stein in a recent article, “Accelerating Literacy,” where he talked about the mission behind LightSail, the catalysts for the company’s growth and this year’s… Read more

ESCHOOLNEWS: LightSail named as one of ‘6 tools for real formative assessment’

Posted on 5.Jul.16 in News, LightSail in the News

eSchool News recently highlighted the importance of formative assessments in today’s educational policy, with legislation focusing on student outcomes. “Technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground,” states the article,… Read more

EDUCATION DIVE: LightSail adaptive reading program combats summer slide

Posted on 16.Jun.16 in News

In a recent article, Education Dive highlighted the “significant positive outcomes” of the research study done by Johns Hopkins University on LightSail’s impact on student reading growth. The article notes that students who read… Read more

Fostering 21st Century Readers

Posted on 13.Jun.16 in Literacy Strategies

by Bonnie D. Houck, Ed.D. What does it mean to be a reader in the 21st century? Many studies indicate that reading print offers increased metacognition and comprehension over online reading.… Read more

EDSURGE: Independent Research confirms LightSail reverses “summer brain slump”

Posted on 1.Jun.16 in News

EdSurge featured LightSail and the Johns Hopkins research study on its SummerSail program in an article on combating summer slide. “New York City-based LightSail says its summer reading program this… Read more

Independent Research Confirms: LightSail Reversed Summer Slide

Posted on 23.May.16 in News

Students Reverse Summer Slide with LightSail’s “SummerSail” Program Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months… Read more

LightSail featured in Google’s Apps for Education

Posted on 20.May.16 in News

Google announced that Android apps will be coming to Chromebooks during Google I/O, its annual conference for developers. In a post on the official blog for Google for Education, the… Read more

Laurie Guyon, Schuylerville Central School District

Posted on 17.May.16 in Data Driven Results, Partner Success

“IT’S BEEN EYE-OPENING TO SEE WHAT STUDENTS AT EVERY LEVEL ARE REALLY CAPABLE OF” Like many ELA classrooms around the country, Laurie Guyon’s 6th grade class has a variety of… Read more

Summer School Sets the Stage for Success

Posted on 2.May.16 in Partner Success

Find out how one New York City student discovered himself as a reader during an unexpected time in the school year. Jay* was an intrinsically bright student whose lack of engagement and motivation… Read more

« Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 12 Next »

Insights for your ELA Classroom

We've gathered information on the topics educators ask us about most often. Each post is written to be insightful, practical and most of all, based on what we know works from our experiences with tens of thousands of classrooms across the country.

Sign Up For Literacy In Action

We protect your privacy and will never share your email address with anyone.