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Review by Andrea Meyers, Common Sense Education | Updated March 2018
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StudySync

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Superb ELA resource has comprehensive coverage, tons of supports

Subjects & skills
Subjects
  • English Language Arts
  • English-Language Learning
Skills
  • Communication & Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
Grades This grade range is based on learning appropriateness and doesn't take into account privacy. It's determined by Common Sense Education, not the product's publisher.
6–12
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Teachers say (7 Reviews)
Price:  Free to try A one-year subscription is $16.47 per student. The student reading and writing companion bundles cost $111.24 and are available per grade level as a 6-year subscription.
Platforms:  Website

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Teachers can search through 1,600+ texts and filter by Lexile, grade, tags, special features, genres, and date.
Text pages provide a wealth of info and help teachers quickly add to assignments and view units linked to the text.
The teacher dashboard links to the four primary areas of the program. The interface is clean and easy to navigate.
Teachers can add texts to create their own lessons.
Blasts challenge students to write short responses to daily prompts about current events or high-level thinking questions on important ideas.
Core Units provide grade-level program guides, scope and sequence, and pacing guides for ELA and EL.
Grammar skills practice is embedded in the Core Units, in addition to key reading skills and academic vocabulary.
High-quality videos model Collaborative Conversations about texts and writing prompts.
The student dashboard organizes assignments and due dates, a binder of all work, and the text library.
Students work through each step of an assignment, and all written responses in Think and Write are saved in an online portfolio.
From the Assignments List, teachers can create, edit, preview, and duplicate assignments, as well as track student progress.

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Kate H. , Classroom teacher
Classroom teacher
Excellent platform to support transformed teaching that puts powerful learning in the hands of students.
I LOVE using StudySync in my classroom because it challenges the students, yet engages them in learning using modes that are increasingly pervasive in modern culture. It helps me to truly differentiate my instruction and spend time with individual students who really need more assistance, but then also allow those who want to push forward more the opportunity to do that, too. It does not not much time to set up and get started, but, like any robust curricular support there are so many great resources ...
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