Hello Grainwood Families!
Students in 1st through 5th grade are excited to now have access to a wonderful world of books through www.raz-kids.com. Grainwood has subscribed to the online library of exciting reading materials so students can access these materials from school and from home. Raz-Kids helps students improve their reading skills as they listen to a book read for modeled fluency. Then, they can read the book to themselves or aloud for practice. Interactive quizzes at the end of each book help check for student’s understanding of the content. Completing each activity earns stars that students use in an animated Raz Rocket room of their own. Teachers whose students’ worked with Raz-Kids last year reported that students found it engaging and motivating.
After students have the opportunity to practice using this program at school, your child’s classroom teacher will send home an introductory letter and a copy of your child’s username and password. Many teachers may have done this at conferences. For those who have not, it should be coming home soon. We want to encourage families to log on and count time on www.raz-kids.com as independent reading minutes.
For individual questions about Raz-Kids please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher. Happy reading to all!
