Digital Literacy Platform Adds Reading Level Assessments

Age of Learning is making enhancements to its digital library and literacy platform ReadingIQ to help provide students with books that match their reading level capabilities.

  • By Sara Friedman
  • 07/01/19
ReadingIQ

Age of Learning is looking to make the reading experience more personalized for children under the age of 12. The company has added Reading Level Assessments to its ReadingIQ digital literacy platform, to help provide children with age-appropriate passages and accompanying comprehension questions. These assessments will dynamically adjust the platform's degree of difficulty in response to each child's performance.

ReadingIQ currently utilizes three book leveling systems: Accelerated Reader, Lexile and Guided Reading. Developed in conjunction with assessment research organization SRI International, the system's assessments give children quick tests to determine their reading capabilities. Periodically, the platform will prompt children to retake the assessments to adjust their recommended reading materials. The assessments are currently available for families that utilize the ReadingIQ platform and will be available for use in schools before the upcoming school year.

"ReadingIQ is more than a collection of nearly 10,000 high-quality books — it's a literacy platform with the goal of developing and advancing children's reading skills," said Age of Learning CEO Doug Dohring. "These latest enhancements help ensure young readers more easily find books at the appropriate reading level to engage, inspire and delight them."

ReadingIQ offers nearly 10,000 titles from leading publishers and the platform is available on computers, tablets and smartphones. More information about the ReadingIQ platform can be found here.

About the Author

Sara Friedman is a reporter/producer for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe covering education policy and a wide range of other public-sector IT topics.

Friedman is a graduate of Ithaca College, where she studied journalism, politics and international communications.

Friedman can be contacted at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @SaraEFriedman.

Click here for previous articles by Friedman.


Featured

  • AI toolbox containing a wrench, document icon, gears, and a network symbol

    Common Sense Media Releases Free AI Toolkit, AI Readiness & Implementation Guides

    Common Sense Media has developed an AI Toolkit for School Districts, available to educators free of charge, that provides guidelines and resources for implementing AI in education.

  • elementary school building with children outside, overlaid by a glowing data network and transparent graphs

    Toward a Holistic Approach to Data-Informed Decision-Making in Education

    With increasing access to data and powerful analytic tools, the temptation to reduce educational outcomes to mere numbers is strong. However, educational leadership demands a more holistic and thoughtful approach.

  • three silhouetted education technology leaders with thought bubbles containing AI-related icons

    Ed Tech Leaders Rank Generative AI as Top Tech Priority

    In a recent CoSN survey, an overwhelming majority of ed tech leaders (94%) said they see AI as having a positive impact on education. Respondents ranked generative AI as their top tech priority, with 80% reporting their districts have gen AI initiatives underway, or plan to in the current school year.

  • AI-powered individual working calmly on one side and a burnt-out person slumped over a laptop on the other

    AI's Productivity Gains Come at a Cost

    A recent academic study found that as companies adopt AI tools, they're not just streamlining workflows — they're piling on new demands. Researchers determined that "AI technostress" is driving burnout and disrupting personal lives, even as organizations hail productivity gains.