Where did the summer go?
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We hope you found rest and refreshment this summer and feel excited about the upcoming year. Back-to-school season is a busy time, and you probably have a lot on your mind.


As your partner in education, we want you to know that Amplify is here to help. For example, Amplify Reading can help you and your students stay connected in the event of a socially-distanced classroom or remote scenario, while ensuring students receive the critical literacy skills instruction and practice they need. 


You’ll find our remote and hybrid resources available for you at start.amplify.com—simply select your state and choose the Amplify Reading page.


There, you’ll also find resources to help you access and use the platform, details on curriculum materials, student and caregiver support, answers to frequently asked questions, and more. 


We know your hands and schedule are full this time of year, so we hope this information will be valuable to you in the weeks and months ahead. Watch for lots more to come on start.amplify.com.


And if you're looking for a fun and interactive way to welcome your students back to school in style, just download this fun card for your students to fill out as they return for the school year!

Tips for teachers
Read All About It

Read All About It

Amplify Reading is designed to automatically monitor the spelling patterns, word features (prefixes and suffixes), and phonics rules a student has recently learned. The program then draws from a large bank of short, decodable texts in this game—Read All About It—to deliver varied and multiple opportunities over time to decode at precisely the student’s level and move them toward fluency. Check out the catalog of games and the skills they cover.

Spotlight
Cathleen Reese

Cathleen Reese

Somerset Academy Sky Pointe, NV

“As a former reading teacher turned K–5 reading coach, Cathy shares her passion for reading with all students and staff at our school. She goes above and beyond every day, even dressing as the school mascot to encourage students and their reading at our school. During the pandemic, while students were learning remotely, she made sure that every student that needed reading intervention had access to services. She makes certain all teachers and staff have the tools and training to provide top-notch reading intervention services and encourages all students to do their best reading.”

—Cherly McClain, Instructional Aide 

Do you know an Amplify educator who deserves some recognition?

Each featured educator will receive a special gift from us.

Advice and answers

Always improving!

Have you heard about the improvements, new features, and additional options we’ve added to Amplify Reading for teachers and students? Explore what’s new for the 2021–2022 school year, including:

Amplify uptime

Each month we share our historical uptime for your Amplify program. During the month of July, the Amplify Reading uptime was 99.94%.


Learn more about uptime and subscribe to status updates to stay informed.

Customer insights

We want to hear from you!

Answer the questions below and we’ll share the results with you next month.
Today’s poll:

What are your preferred methods of learning?


Reading›
Listening›
Watching›
Practicing›
Other:›
We asked and you responded:

What new feature are you most excited about?

   

66.7% • Updated Teacher Dashboard
   

33.3% • New Spanish content and supports

Let's connect

Our Amplify Reading + mCLASS Facebook group is a community of educators from across the country. In this space we share best practices, ideas, and support on everything from implementation to instruction. 

Join today and get connected. Who knows, you might have an opportunity to get in on some giveaways! We recently asked what book(s) are on your summer reading list and Patty Gardner was our contest winner!