Trusted by Educators at Leading Districts & Nonprofits
over
2999985
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,
terms
read on English Islands
up to
10
.3%
improvement
achieved in just 1 month
just
20
minutes/week
to achieve reading gains
Students love the platform, they're excited, engaged and eager to participate. For teachers, its been a total game changer, it’s given them powerful insight into student progress and confidence with language that we didn't have access to before.
Justin Kirby, Principal at IMSA West
How it Works
Create a classroom
Add students & choose a starting point - that's it!
Lessons are automatically assigned.
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Students log in with class code
After students enter the class code once, the device remembers it for easy log in.
2
Students enjoy voice-powered phonics games
Engaging phonics practice keeps students eager to learn more - and have fun while doing it!
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Students read out loud as the automated tutor listens
Immediate corrective feedback helps students fix errors as they happen.
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Students receive explicit, systematic phonics lessons
Each student learns the exact skills they need, at their unique reading level
3
Students read decodable stories
If they've forgotten any phonics concepts, students can tap the letters to see and hear letter-sound combinations
5
Teachers see precisely where students struggle
See exactly which letter-sound pairs students struggle with, to adjust instruction with clarity.
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Hundreds of decodables
All aligned with UFLI Scope & Sequence
Written by real teachers, for quality
Illustrated by real artists, for safety
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What Teachers are Saying
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“I am proud to say the students we were concerned about are now beginning to achieve letter sounds!
These students are the ones who do English Islands the most. I just wanted to let you know this tool is really beneficial to all students.
Thank you so much!”
Kate Hodgeman
Fairport Beach PS
"I just wanted to let you know that the one student that was non-verbal is now VERBAL. She is listening to the sounds, and saying the words.
Thank you for this program! I would highly recommend this to other teachers, and would like it again next year."
Rosalee Bruce
Grassy Narrows
“English Islands is a really great one in terms of providing that instant real-time feedback for kids, they get that pinpointed phoneme level feedback on their progress.”
Kimiko Shibata
Teacher in Waterloo
As Mentioned in
How closely does it follow Science of Reading?
English Islands is designed by teachers and has been developed carefully with guidance from Ph.D-level literacy experts across North America. The Science of Reading is at the heart of every aspect of our learning methodologies, and all our development is based on research done by trusted sources such as Harvard, Carnegie Mellon and the National Reading Panel.
What research has been done on English Islands?
In research conducted at a mid-sized urban school district, students using English Islands for just one month improved up to 19.3%. This was on material that the students had never learned from their teacher, demonstrating the platform's ability to support truly independent learning. Read more..
How much time do students need to see results?
Research shows that as little as 3 sessions per week of 10-15 minutes on English Islands leads to statistically significant improvements in early literacy skills. The study also demonstrated that the more time students spend practicing on the platform, the more their literacy scores improved. More information on the Efficacy Study can be found here.
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