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Lalilo: How to Use It to Teach

By Luke Edwards published 11 November 24

Lalilo gives powerful personalized phonics and comprehension learning tools to K-2 students and teachers.

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ThinkCERCA: How to Use It to Teach

By Luke Edwards published 22 October 24

ThinkCERCA helps students work on literacy skills with lots of digital tools to develop skills.

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Immersive Reader: How to Use It for Teaching

By Erik Ofgang last updated 24 July 24

Microsoft Immersive Reader can help students with reading and comprehension by reading to them and highlighting specific words.

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Microsoft Reading Coach: How To Teach With The AI Reading Tutor

By Erik Ofgang published 28 June 24

Teaching tips for Reading Coach, an AI-powered tool designed to teach reading, from the Vice President of Education at Microsoft

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4 Ways to Increase Ebook and Audiobook Awareness For Summer Reading

By Erik Ofgang published 10 May 24

More students are reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks than ever before but more can still be done to increase awareness of these platforms

The Science of Reading: What Teachers Need to Know

By Erik Ofgang published 25 March 24

To better understand the science of reading and some of the intense debate around it, we spoke with literacy expert and psychology and education professor Nell K. Duke

The Screen Inferiority Effect: How Screens Affect Reading Comprehension

By Erik Ofgang published 4 December 23

Researchers have long noted an advantage for print texts versus digital ones, but many questions remain about why the screen inferiority effect occurs

Study: Students Who Read Print Learn More Than Those Who Read Tablets

By Erik Ofgang published 30 October 23

Past research has noted a print advantage in reading. Researchers wondered whether that would still be the case when comparing print to handheld devices. It was.