General
At LightSail we combine adaptive learning and digital libraries to make literacy programs more effective.
Here are the basic features that help schools and teachers offer truly differentiated literacy programs… Read more
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Instruction
Any student who can read independently can use LightSail. Currently LightSail is being used by students in grades K through 12 across the country and internationally.… Read more
The beauty of LightSail is its ability to adapt perfectly into your existing practice! LightSail is designed to support any K-12 literacy model, including independent reading, small group, and whole… Read more
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LightSail has been designed for use by teachers and students in K-12 schools and classrooms. Currently we do not have a version which can be used by individual readers and… Read more
Hardware
Yes, LightSail’s HTML5 version will run on any device with a Chrome browser. In addition LightSail is also available for iPads, Chromebooks, and Android tablets. For questions about hardware and… Read more
Not at all. LightSail easily fits into both 1:1 and shared device models, and we have numerous schools using LightSail in a shared-device scenario. Because every student has a unique… Read more
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.
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