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April Edition

mCLASS is blooming for spring! Celebrate World Book Day by sitting down with your latest read. Download the spring printable bookmark PDF and share it with your students. Simply print, cut, and mark your spot in a book.

mCLASS:Acadience Reading Lexile Enhancement

Educators using mCLASS:Acadience Reading now see the updated Lexile levels by MetaMetrics. The reported Lexile has been extended down from BR400 to BR1300. By extending the beginning reader level down, an additional layer of information is provided to educators about their students' reading abilities. The higher the BR number, the less skilled the reader is. The additional scores will help inform the change of progress being made within the beginner reader category.

Exciting updates coming for back to school

Visit our website for more information on several new and exciting features for current mCLASS customers for the upcoming school year.

Calendar

Middle of the year DIBELS^® data: Overcoming instructional loss

Tuesday, April 13
4 p.m. ET

Free
webinar

Hear from a panel of Amplify literacy experts on what this data means, which grades have been most impacted, and what educators can do to help close these gaps this school year and summer.

Reading Reimagined: Uncovering the Science Behind Personalized Learning

Thursday, May 13
11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET

Free
virtual summit

This event is a front-row seat for Amplify users looking to learn more about the future of personalized learning.

Summit topics will include:

The Science of Reading in personalized learning.
What to look for in a personalized learning program.
How to leverage COVID-19 relief stimulus funding to combat instructional loss.

...and much, much more!

Applying the Science of Reading in your classroom

Save your spot for our upcoming webinar series:

Natalie Wexler on America’s Knowledge Gap on Thursday, April 29 at 3 p.m. ET
The Science of Reading and Amplify CKLA on Tuesday, May 4 at 3 p.m. ET
The Role of Explicit Foundational Skills in the Science of Reading on Tuesday, May 11 at 3 p.m. ET
Amplify CKLA Educator Panel on Tuesday, May 18 at 3 p.m. ET

Spotlight

Lisa Mattis

Copenhagen Central School, NY

“Lisa continuously goes above and beyond in her role. She is extremely knowledgeable about the curriculum and the Science of Reading. She is always the first go-to for staff when there's any questions. She is always striving to be better, which in turn makes us better. Lisa never hesitates to offer support and is an extreme asset to our team.”

— Courtney Williams, Special Ed Teacher