This post announces new digital learning strategies and resources for academic language and ELL support. Now available at the Learner Variability Project!
Articles from Speak Agent with math literacy and science resources, strategies, research, and program updates.
How AI Changes K-12 Math and Science Instruction
Generative AI is rapidly becoming embedded in K-12 instructional programs and nearly impossible to avoid in Google products. Its growing impact cannot be wished away. When GenAI can instantly spin up an exact solution to virtually any problem, how do we rethink rigor in Math and Science education?
A Deep Dive of the Content + Language Framework
If we don’t teach the language of math and science, students will miss one of the pillars of instruction needed to support their success. Learn more about our practical solution for supporting learning in the math and science content areas, the Content + Language Framework.
Visual language can be processed like written and spoken language
A new study strongly indicates that people can gain experience with visual language and process it in the same way as spoken language.
The Story Behind Scrambled Sentences
Read the story behind Scrambled Sentences, a customizable game for academic language learning in any content area using your reading materials.
The Story Behind Tall Tales
Read the story behind Tall Tales, a story-based game for learning academic language in the context of math, science, history, language arts, and other subjects.
Reading texts are best aligned with content, not skill levels
This blog post provides commentary and evidence on approaches to reading comprehension. It also gives insight into why Speak Agent is focused on helping students to acquire content knowledge, rather than skills.
The Story Behind Vocab Lab
Read the story behind Vocab Lab, a word analysis game for learning academic vocabulary and syntax in the context of math, science, history, language arts, and other subjects.
Rethinking Personalized Learning: The End of Average
This blog post is a discussion about personalization for English language learners, tailored to a specific curriculum.
Five Principles of Personalized Teaching
This article explores personalized teaching as a precursor for personalized learning and makes five recommendations for how education technology can better support teachers.
Speak Agent to Present at 2018 WIDA Annual Conference
Visit with Speak Agent at the 2018 WIDA Annual Conference. The company will both present and exhibit, showcasing its latest research, WIDA standards correlations, and newest academic language learning activities and strategies.
Speak Agent Badges… Collect Them All!
Announcing the new Speak Agent Badges feature! The goal is to celebrate unique student learning achievements.
