Upon realizing her classes were deeply behind in reading comprehension skills this year, Lauren went searching for a way to engage students and build reading comprehension skills for her 4th and 5th graders.

Searching for technology that integrates… 

With so many tools and multi-tab teaching at an all-time-high, Lauren was searching the Clever database of learning tools that had an easy integration with Clever (their school’s Learning Management System.) That’s when she discovered Read to Lead!

Motivating students with the Million Words Read Challenge…

Lauren introduced the Million Words Read Challenge to her two classes and started keeping track of student progress on the whiteboard in her classroom. After the first day of playing, students would want to play all the time – during homeroom, as an early finisher activity, for homework…. any way they could get more Read to Lead time. “The most surprising thing about implementing Read to Lead was that I didn’t feel like I was making them do it – they genuinely wanted to read, write, and understand,” Lauren said.  

Driving real-world connections and conversations… 

Lauren started using the Bullying Prevention Month lesson bundle on the Read to Lead platform that had lessons, learning games, and discussion questions around bullying prevention. “The content was relevant and meaningful – we have a lot of kid drama at our school and it was nice to also weave in those SEL skills,” Lauren shared. 

“One of the most unexpected things about the learning games was the real-world conversations that would spark in my class as students played. It really got them thinking critically and reflecting on their decisions.” 

Celebrating success together…

Lauren’s class read 1 million words together over the course of the school year and joined the Read to Lead Millionaires Club. They received student prize packs in the mail along with a gift card to host a class celebration hosted by Read to Lead’s generous donors. Thank you Lauren for your commitment to help your students build their reading comprehension and confidence, we’re inspired by your classes!