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Young Readers Across the Country Rise to the LightSail Launch Challenge

Posted on 27.Sep.17 in News

For Immediate Release: September 27, 2017 Young Readers Across the Country Rise to the LightSail Launch Challenge Schools participating in the digital reading contest are eligible to receive up to $3,000… Read more

Ready, Set, Read! Students Head Back to School with Personalized Literacy Technology in the Classroom

Posted on 30.Aug.17 in News

For Immediate Release: August 30, 2017 Ready, Set, Read! Students Head Back to School with Personalized Literacy Technology in the Classroom LightSail Education bolsters library with more diverse books on its… Read more

Featured Teacher: Christian Reed, Los Angeles Unified School District

Posted on 22.Aug.17 in Partner Success

Christian Reed is a 5th grade teacher at Figueroa Street Elementary in Los Angeles, California. He started piloting LightSail back in 2015 for use during the independent reading period. Over… Read more

ZANESVILLE TIMES RECORDER: Dollar General Grant Helps Local Students Read

Posted on 22.Aug.17 in News

The Zanesville Times Recorder published a story on the collaboration between the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the Muskingum County Library System, Zanesville City Schools, and LightSail, to help accelerate literacy… Read more

Meet the Momenta Speakers: Kate Roberts on Text Familiarity

Posted on 7.Aug.17 in Literacy Strategies

This fall, hundreds of educators will come together to jumpstart their teaching practice for the 2017-2018 school year. Momenta is a brand new conference featuring celebrated literacy experts Kate Roberts,… Read more

Meet the Momenta Speakers: Maggie Beattie Roberts on Methods

Posted on 7.Aug.17 in Literacy Strategies

We Have (Even More) Diverse Books

Posted on 2.Aug.17 in Product News

Daniel José Older grew up as an avid reader of sci-fi and fantasy books. After years as a dedicated fan of the genre – one populated primarily with white characters… Read more

EDTECH DIGEST: Everyday adventures of a PD coach

Posted on 17.Jul.17 in News

EdTech Digest recently published an article by LightSail’s Managing Director of Academics, Christina Magee, about a day in the life of a professional development coach. The piece walks through a typical… Read more

Check It Out: Summer Fun Reads

Posted on 19.Jun.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

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