Community reviews for Raz-Kids

I enjoyed it to help give kids something to read on a daily basis that I didn't need to worry too much about. In order to really help kids improve in their reading you do have to spend time with the kids to help them understand the material and some of the material provided was just too simple and straight forward.

However, RazKids lacked in grammar which I found to be extremely important for the kids and the stories were fairly straight forward. The kids needed something that had more critical thinking portions which is when we landed on Beestar. Beestar provided kids with lots of classical stories with good test taking sample questions. The kids were better prepared for their standardized tests after we switched to using Beestar.

In general, RAZ-kids works for me in terms of getting a quick assessment from students. I appreciate that I can get a running record from every student with 5-10 minutes of effort (on their end). It's also nice that I can assign individual students/groups books/stories at their levels. That being said, my students don't love the books that are on this site.

It's a bit expensive though, about $219 for reading a-z and raz-kids alone without writing a-z however, I found a deal on eBay.

This is a very good app, only that EVERY time you get stars and purchase something, your other things disappear. The books and writing and science are very good and educational, but the stars are completely WORTHLESS.

I wish there is a way to set up different reading levels for the different languages. The problem I have is that my student's accounts are set up for their reading level in English so they have to change it every time we are using it in Spanish.

Raz-Kids is a good tool to use to have students practice fluency and comprehension. It provides a selection of fiction and informational texts that the students can choose from. Students can also access this program from home. Once the students start reaching levels K and above, if you use the Fontas and Pinnell leveling system, they do not match up, so you need to find the correlation to keep your kids on track.

I enjoy using this program in my classroom. It provides access to multiple books on multiple levels. Some students don't have access to books on their specific reading level at home and this provides them with some to read. I also like how this program is great for advanced learners and struggling learners because you can adjust it on their level. I do worry that kids go home and change their reading level that I have put them on to a level that is to easy or to difficult. I will continue to use this program on a regular basis in my classroom.

I think that this product has a lot of really great things. I like that I can set the kids reading levels so it is individualized for them. I also like how it is set up like a game. It is an fun and interactive program for the kids that helps them to learn as well.

I loved using this program in my classroom because it allowed the students to read things based on what they were interested in. Each reading comes with different types of activities so you can assign the students the worksheet that they need the most work with. This program works great and it is also a tool students can use at home for their own reading!