This website is magic for an inclusive classroom. I can assign an article and my students can access it at a level at which they are comfortable. The search feature makes it trivial to find articles that pertain to the subject I am teaching.
Submitted 3 years ago
Community Review for Smithsonian: TweenTribune
My Take
The best part is that the articles convey virtually the same content at each lexile level, but the language used is either more advanced to challenge accelerated readers or more basic to accommodate readers who need more scaffolding to grasp the content. The articles are sized such that I can assign an article for students to read and still have time to do an activity and discuss what they learned. I am happy with this site and would recommend it to any teacher looking to enhance their classrooms with a dose of assistive technology.
How I Use It
I use this product to assign readings to students that they can access at their own level of literacy.
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Melody M.
Saint Joseph, MO
August 8, 2016
Great bank of current event articles sorted by topic for ease of locating news of interest.
Tween Tribune is a must for ELA classrooms but can be utilized in other content areas as well. Students enjoy the articles, and teachers can always find current events that interest students on a wide variety of topics. With an emphasis on reading in all content areas, this is a great resource for all teachers at all grade levels.
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Darci L.
Technology coordinator
Holy Family Schools
Lindsay, NE
September 24, 2015
A little complicated getting set up
The kids really liked the score keeping - gamification with reading quizzes. I used it as a sub plan activity once a class was really practiced in how to use it. I could check the activity and scores even if I wasn't in the room when it was being used.
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James Denby
Educator/Curriculum Developer
September 13, 2015
Variety of articles to engage students with nonfiction texts
I don't like TweenTribune as much as Newsela. One element of it is the overall design aesthetic. It's not appealing to students, and they gravitate towards Newsela far more. Another aspect is the quizzes. I don't like the questions in them as much and find they are not as good as discussion starters for students. That said, this is an effective tool that provides a useful platform for teachers and students.
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