Hello parents,

This week I want to highlight a special reading resource that we have, Raz-Kids. Through a generous gift from our Parent Club, our first and second graders have access to this great leveled book website. Teachers have set up independent reading level accounts for their students in Raz-Kids. While it can be difficult to find just right books at the library or bookstore for beginning readers, this website allows students to listen to or read many great books. Students can also record themselves reading a book or they can take a quiz to check their comprehension. As an added incentive, students can collect “stars” which can be traded for accessories on an online reading rocket. When students have completed the books within a level, they will automatically progress to the next reading level.

Recently, Raz-Kids has expanded to mobile access with an iPad, Android 2.2, or Kindle Fire! This app is free and more information can be found at this link: Raz-Kids is Mobile. At this point the mobile version has just the listen to or read options. We hope that Learning A-Z will soon add the recording option and the quizzes.

If you need information regarding your Raz-Kids account, contact your child’s classroom teacher. Check out this great website today!

Happy reading!