KIPP Destiny Middle School Partners with ThinkCERCA to Improve Reading Growth
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The partnership represents a new twist on personalizing learning because it encourages collaborative discussion and debate in classrooms versus individual work at workstations or in computer labs.With students and teachers using its platform in all 50 states and 130 countries, the company has partnered with prominent leaders in education, including Follett Corporation, and has been featured by The Atlantic and EdSurge.Chicago, IL, May 24, 2017 --( PR.com )-- ThinkCERCA, a leading provider of personalized literacy solutions, announced today that it has partnered with KIPP Destiny Middle School to improve students’ writing skills.“In addition to these lessons, ThinkCERCA’s Direct Instruction lessons enable students to build critical literacy skills and background knowledge on a continuum throughout the year.”Designed by a team of leading educators and curriculum experts, ThinkCERCA’s approach to literacy is supported by decades of research that shows cross-curricular reading, writing, and debate leads to college and career readiness.The partnership represents a new twist on personalizing learning because it encourages collaborative discussion and debate in classrooms versus individual work at workstations or in computer labs.“Writing is such an important skill to master today.These lessons are differentiated for 10 levels to fuel engaging discussions among students of varying readiness levels.In a recent LEAP Innovations Pilot Network study of 26 ed-tech tools, ThinkCERCA’s collaborative approach to personalized literacy was proven to help students achieve two years of academic growth per year on average.About ThinkCERCAThinkCERCA’s personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills through argumentative writing.
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