Raz-Plus Delivers a Personalized Blended Learning Approach to Literacy

Leveled Books and Other Resources in Printable, Projectable, and Digital Formats

Students develop reading skills most efficiently when instruction, practice, and assessment are blended and informed by data. Raz-Plus is a blended learning platform that combines teacher-led whole-class and small-group instruction with technology-enabled resources for personalized reading practice. All resources are accessible online and available in printable, projectable, and digital formats to strengthen the connection between what is being taught and what students independently practice.

• Deliver standards-aligned reading instruction with more than 50,000 resources that develop key 21st century skills;

• Personalize reading practice with more than 3,000 developmentally appropriate leveled books and additional reading resources available in printable, projectable, online, and mobile formats;

• Build comprehension skills and strategies with lesson plans, activity sheets, and quizzes that accompany each leveled book;

• Inform instruction with online, data-driven reports that show individual and class-wide activity and performance.

Raz-Plus Product Features

HIGH-QUALITY LEVELED BOOKS, SKILL-BUILDING RESOURCES, AND MORE

Raz-Plus combines the features of teacher-centric and student-centric resources to deliver affordable, timesaving blended learning instruction for school and home. The product includes a library of leveled books and additional readers available in multiple formats and languages, targeted skill-building activities, and additional instructional supports to deliver an impactful personalized reading experience for each student.



Leveled Books and Readers

Provide a personal library of developmentally appropriate books and passages to each student in printable and eBook formats, accessible on computers and mobile devices.

Assessments and Quizzes

Ensure reading comprehension and improved reading performance with printable and online assessments and quizzes that promote close reading and critical thinking.

Engaging eLearning Environment

Make reading practice rewarding and fun with the Kids A-Z eLearning environment that includes built-in incentives that keep students motivated to practice reading each day.

Mobile Access

Give students 24/7 access to developmentally appropriate reading materials available on all mobile devices with the Kids A-Z mobile app.

Interactive Annotation Tools and Features

Encourage active reading by using each eBook’s note taking, text markup, and journaling tools that promote critical thinking, close reading, and comprehension.

Timesaving Student Assignments

Easily assign developmentally appropriate eBooks and additional reading resources directly from resource pages on the Raz-Plus website.

Standards-Aligned Resources

Teach standards-aligned foundational reading and comprehension skills to individuals, small groups, or the whole class.

Common Core / 21st Century Resources

Teach skills targeted by the Common Core State Standards and other state and international curriculum standards to help students become college and career ready.

Instructional Support

Find support to deliver instruction for varied learning objectives and instructional approaches including guided and shared reading, phonics, close reading, project-based learning, intervention, and more.

Blended Learning



Raz-Plus is Your Ideal Blended Learning Platform

DELIVERING A BLENDED APPROACH TO READING INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE, AND ASSESSMENT

Raz-Plus is designed to provide differentiated reading instruction, practice, and assessment for every student, at every level. The product's online delivery makes it easy for teachers to download resources and create assignments to ensure students improve reading proficiency and develop important 21st century skills.

Standards-Aligned Reading Instruction

With more than 50,000 resources to choose from, Raz-Plus provides easy-to-use correlations to help teachers quickly find the standards-aligned materials they need. Whether used for whole-class, small-group, or one-to-one learning, these high-quality books, passages, worksheets, and activities allow educators to provide blended instruction and keep students engaged.

Purposeful Reading Practice

Mastery of reading skills and fluency is achieved through ample practice. With more than 3,000 leveled books and additional reading resources available in printable, projectable, and online and mobile formats, Raz-Plus delivers the developmentally appropriate resources each student needs to continuously improve his or her reading skills — from early emergent readers to students reading above grade level.

Complete Reading Assessment

A variety of assessment tools allow teachers to place students at the right level, monitor reading progress, and inform instruction. Raz-Plus provides benchmark books and passages for placement and progress monitoring, as well as print and digital comprehension quizzes with each leveled book for embedded formative assessment. The product also includes other teacher and digitally administered assessments to ensure that each student is mastering foundational skills and making fluency gains throughout the year.

Digital and Mobile

Raz-Plus Digital and Mobile Learning

IMPROVING THE SCHOOL-TO-HOME CONNECTION WITH LEVELED EBOOKS AND ADDITIONAL READING RESOURCES

With the help of technology, students have access 24/7 to learning resources like never before. Raz-Plus provides more than 3,000 leveled books and additional reading resources in computer-based and mobile formats to deliver purposeful, personalized reading practice to each student.



Kids A-Z eLearning Area

Kids A-Z is an online platform where students go for high-quality reading practice. Leveled eBooks can be assigned by the teacher or accessed independently, and allow students to listen to the book read aloud, read the book at their own pace, record themselves reading the book, and take a comprehension quiz.

Teacher Controls

Teachers can easily control students' eLearning experience through the Kids A-Z management hub. They can also create custom assignments from their teacher management portal or directly from wherever an assignable resource appears on the Raz-Plus teacher website.

Digital Reporting

All online reading activity is securely tracked and reported to the teacher through online data-driven reports. Using the Kids A-Z management hub, teachers can view real-time activity, progress, and skill reports for individual students or the whole class.

Incentives and Awards

Students receive stars for reading eBooks and ePassages and passing comprehension quizzes. Stars can be redeemed online to either build a personalized robot avatar or purchase items used to customize their own space rocket.