Friday, December 29, 2023

Ciera's Effective Literacy Review #3 Raz-Kids

RazKids (https://www.raz-kids.com) is an award-winning online teaching tool that provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. There are hundreds of eBooks offered at 29 different levels of reading difficulty, it's easy to put the right content in every student's hands. Students have the opportunity to access their designated reading materials through an online learning platform specially designed to keep them motivated and engaged. The eBooks are readily available, in both online and mobile formats allowing students to listen, read at their pace and even record themselves while reading. Following each reading session students can take an eQuiz that includes ended questions to assess their understanding and identify areas, for further improvement. Once a student has successfully completed ten or more leveled eBooks along with their eQuizzes they progress to the next reading level where they can explore more challenging and longer texts.

Raz Kids offers a reading library that tailors to students’ individual reading levels allowing them to access books for their abilities. This personalized approach ensures that students can benefit from the platform based on their varying abilities. The interactive eBooks provided by Raz Kids come with features like read aloud support comprehension quizzes and engaging elements that enhance the reading experience. Teachers and parents can keep track of students' progress through the platform, gaining insights into their reading comprehension, quiz performance and the number of books they have read. This enables assessment and personalized instruction. 



Whether at home or in the classroom, Raz Kids is easily accessible on devices such as computers, tablets and more. To motivate students to regularly engage with the content and complete readings, Raz Kids incorporates elements like rewards and badges. Additionally it offers a range of reading materials across genres and topics to cater to diverse interests providing a differentiated learning experience for each student. The platform also includes teacher resources such as lesson plans, printable materials and tools, for managing and monitoring student progress. RazKids does have a 14 day free trial that does not require any credit card information. However, Raz-Kids operates on a subscription-based model, and access to the full range of features does require a subscription and this cost should be considered. 

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