Content-Specific Tools

Tool 1: Raz Kids

o Description: Raz-Kids provides
comprehensive leveled reading resources for
students. Kids access their leveled text
through an interactive learning portal.
Children choose an eBook and then can listen
to it, read it at their own pace, and record
themselves reading it. Students then take a
corresponding quiz to test their
comprehension.

Uses

Strengths

Can be used as Daily 5s Listen to Reading station where

students can improve reading fluency by hearing a model of
what fluency sounds like
Students can practice reading the same eBook over and over
until they become fluent
Comprehension quizzes students take can help you determine
future instruction needs for the student (quiz scores can be
accessed online by the teacher)

Has more than 800 leveled eBooks

Books are offered at 27 different levels of reading difficulty
Content of books is incredibly varied, so there is something to
interest every student (my current students this year never
complained about running out of good stories on the app)
Has Spanish eBook and quiz translations for ELL students
Includes digital management and reporting tools for teachers
to easily track individual and class-wide reading progress

Weaknesses

Only contains leveled readers- students will not find regular

stories they have read or heard before

Kids might be tempted to rush through stories just to get to

the quiz so they can earn points

Subscription for a single year for a class of up to 36 students is

$99.95

Tool 2: Splash Math

o Description: Splash Math makes math fun and

engaging for kids. It is an app/website that offers

comprehensive content and cool interactive
problems to help students practice Common Core
aligned math concepts. There is a different Splash
Math version for each grade from PreK-5th.

o Uses

Students can practice new concepts or review old concepts

taught previously in the year
Reach high flier students by having them work in Splash Math
for the next grade up
Lower kiddos can return to a concept that they had trouble
with and continue to practice it

o Strengths

Interface is simple but has a lot of pictures to help with

problem solving and make math fun
Can be accessed via iPad, iPhone, laptop, or desktop- progress
is synced across all devices it is set up on
Parents or teachers can choose which math skill and the
difficulty level of that skill that they would like the student to
practice
Games are fun and engaging for kids
Self paced so each student can work at their own pace
Includes explanations for wrong answers
Students can earn virtual rewards
Includes scratchpad for rough work

o Weaknesses

Costs $9.99 per grade level version of Splash Math

Word problems do exist, but there could definitely be more of
them
Does not have narration feature for struggling kiddos