This article reviews the spring quarter’s impact on English Learners and other students from an academic language perspective.
Articles from Speak Agent with math literacy and science resources, strategies, research, and program updates.
The Students We Serve
This post examines the dire state of the achievement gap and sets out guiding principles that Speak Agent is using as it works to do its part.
Product Update – June 2020
This blog post describes the new features and enhancements with Speak Agent version 1.12.1, released on June 2, 2020.
The Language Deficit and the COVID-19 Slide
This post describes how distance learning is missing a critical language component and how Speak Agent can help mitigate the COVID-19 slide.
Free Distance Learning During COVID-19
Speak Agent is offering its Math and Science programs free to schools during the COVID-19 outbreak through July 31, 2020. Here’s how it works.
Product Update – April 2020
This blog post describes the new features and enhancements with Speak Agent version 1.11.1, released on April 8, 2020.
Are You Ready for Coronavirus?
In this first issue of the Speak Agent newsletter, we look at ways to prepare for remote instruction in the event of Coronavirus-caused school closures.
Product Update – February 2020
This blog post describes the new features and enhancements with Speak Agent version 1.10.0, released on February 20, 2020.
Speak Agent Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification
Speak Agent has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise. In this post, we discuss why this is a big deal!
ED Games Expo 2020
You are invited to the Ed Games Expo at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on January 9, 2020.
Academic Language Strategies Webinar Series Now Available!
This webinar will identify specific strategies to help reduce the achievement gap by teaching content knowledge through academic language learning.
Close the ELL Gap Before WIDA and TELPAS Testing
This post describes your best chance to start closing the gap for your ELLs before the 2020 WIDA ACCESS and TELPAS testing windows begin.