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Previewed at ISTE 2012 this week, Pearson’s WriteToLearn reading and writing tool is now optimized for iPad. New product features include adaptive support for vocabulary development and additional tools that make it easier for all students, but particularly English Language Learners (ELL) and struggling learners, to build literacy skills. Reading and writing material is aligned with academic literacy skills set forth in the Common Core State Standards.
With the new adaptive vocabulary exercises in the summarization component of WriteToLearn, the online tool now includes the “third spoke” in the literacy skill wheel of reading, writing and vocabulary. Within selected reading passages, students will be taken through a series of adaptive exercises to help build their word knowledge for better content understanding. This practice personalizes students’ development of the academic vocabulary that will support them throughout the curriculum while building their reading comprehension and writing skills.
Developed based on more than 15 years of research and evaluation at the University of Colorado and New Mexico State University, WriteToLearn is illustrative of Pearson’s overall commitment to collaborating with educators to develop next-generation assessments that will improve student achievement.
Schools and districts with current WriteToLearn accounts will receive the update free of charge. WriteToLearn is available for purchase on a concurrent or individual student license basis, with district-level subscriptions now available.
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WriteToLearn qualifies for federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
For more information, visit http://www.writetolearn.net.
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