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MindPlay Education is now an “Approved Provider”

MindPlay Education is now an “Approved Provider” for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Vetted Texas Tutor Corps (VTTC). Tutoring Support For Students The Vetted Texas Tutor Corps (VTTC) is a program that intends to serve as a resource list andinformation hub for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in need of tutoring and tutor staffingsupport services to […]

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Student Learning Pace Matters

Teaching a classroom full of students guarantees part of the students are lost, part are bored, and a few are making learning gains. Students who are lost would benefit from more and differentiated instruction. Bored students need a challenge and an opportunity to move on! All this relates to pace and choice. The more accurately […]

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Data Worth Publishing or Rather…. Saturating

Since the age of big data has arrived, we have seen immense changes to our culture and to every industry. Even in the physical activity of sports, there have been changes to the way games are played using analytics. Professional baseball teams are now completely focused on data analytics. Data-driven instruction has become a buzzword in […]

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A Dyslexic Student Finds Success with MindPlay

A Veteran Educator Finds Success with Her Daughter Using MindPlay Reading During the Pandemic MindPlay is a financially accessible solution that targets K-12 students. Erica is an educator, homeschooler, and private tutor with a special certification in Structured Literacy. A parent of two children with dyslexia, she does her part to help find solutions as […]

Dyslexia Homeschool Learners Testimonials

Long-Struggling Nevada ELLs See Great Progress with MindPlay

District Profile: Nye County (NV) School District Student Population: enrolled 5,393; special needs, 15%; ELL, 9%; economically challenged, 80% Schools: 17 District Characteristics: urban, suburban and rural; low performance Educator Profiled: Richard Wiley, Director of Student Achievement, Alternative and Adult Education When Richard Wiley assumed his role as Director of Student Achievement, Alternative and Adult Education in Nye […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) ELL Middle School Learners (6-8) Special Education Testimonials

Texas District Goes From D grade to B (Part 2)

Options and Innovations Propels a Texas District From “D” grade to “B” Part 2 of 2 from the series on district transitions District Profile:District: Manor, TX, Independent School DistrictStudent Population: • Primary populations: Hispanic/Latino: 65%+; African American: 20%+; White: 17%+ • Enrollment: 9,463 Pre-K-12 • Economically disadvantaged: 79% • New students annually: 600-1,000 After Superintendent […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) High School Learners (9-12) Middle School Learners (6-8) Testimonials

Texas District Goes From D grade to B (Part 1)

Options and Innovations Propels a Texas District From “D” grade to “B” Part 1 of 2 from the series on district transitions District Profile: Manor, TX, Independent School District Student Population: • Primary populations: Hispanic/Latino: 65%+; African American: 20%+; White: 17%+ • Enrollment: 9,463 Pre-K-12 • Economically disadvantaged: 79% • New students annually: 600-1,000 When […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) High School Learners (9-12) Middle School Learners (6-8) Testimonials

Middle and High School Students Leap in Reading Skills with MindPlay

In her own words: Stacey Breaud, Adolescent Literacy Coach in Washington Parish School System, Franklinton, LA, tells the district story. District Profile: Washington Parish School System, Franklinton, LA Student Population: • 5,500 students in grades PreK-12 • 98% free/reduced lunch • Schools: 10 District Performance Score: C Graduation Rate: 81% (2017-2018) Reading Challenge Our district […]

High School Learners (9-12) Middle School Learners (6-8) Testimonials

Relation between MVRC and ELA Standards: Exploration of One-Year Data from a High-Poverty Urban School District

A data set from an urban Midwestern school district was mined to explore how the technology-based reading enrichment known as Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) affects children’s performance on the English Language Arts (ELA) Standards state-wide assessment (N = 6098 students from Grades 3 to 9). Read More…

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