5.0
2023-07-15
NEW! Skill Checks and Updated Passages!
• Skill Checks: This new embedded assessment feature seamlessly checks student understanding of concepts
• Updated 14 Comprehension passages with high-interest topics
• Audio buttons have moved to a drop-down menu in the top bar
• Updated 6 videos to enhance learning
• Accessibility: Expanded color contrast and support for keyboard navigation and alternative text
• Accessibility: Audio descriptions are now available for all Word Study videos
• Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.3.4
2023-04-28
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.3.3
2023-03-24
Accessibility: Alt Text added for many images and keywords
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.3.2
2023-02-15
Native Language Support for Comprehension Levels 7-16
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.3.1
2023-01-24
Accessibility: Alt text now available for Word Study object images
Accessibility: Page titles now exist for screen readers
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.3
2022-12-10
Native language support in 9 languages added for Word Study, Grammar, and Comprehension levels 1-6
New Activity Select screen displays all activities
Call Attention animation added for Hints button when students struggle but have not yet dropped to instruction
Animations added to Your Progress
Video Updates for Theme, Harlem, and Althea Gibson
Data-driven changes in Word Study levels 1 & 2 to support program efficacy
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.2.3
2022-10-25
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.2.2
2022-09-21
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.2.1
2022-08-18
Refresh of Summary video in Comprehension Level 7
Music added to The Thief & The King video in Comprehension Level 9
Reinstated auto play for Intro & Onboarding videos
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.2
2022-07-16
Student Dashboard redesigned for clarity and now shows weekly units per strand
New Racing task focuses on automaticity in select units
Hints button provides a visual cue when students need help
Streamlined introduction audio allows students to quickly attend to the task at hand
Updated several videos in Comprehension to make content more relevant and inclusive
Data-driven enhancements to support learning
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.1.2
2022-05-05
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.1.1
2022-02-28
More impactful Instructional images
UK version - Anglicized closed captioning added to videos
UK version - improved alignment with UK English by no longer teaching the use of the serial (Oxford) comma in lists
Added passage descriptions to Educator Mode
New audio engine and bundled audio to improve performance
Data-driven enhancements to support learning
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.0.3
2021-10-21
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.0.2
2021-09-23
Replaced font with PowerUp Gothic font
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.0.1
2021-08-24
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
4.0
2021-07-10
NEW LEVELS ADDED!
- Two new levels in Word Study that focus on phonological awareness, sound discrimination, and early sound-symbol knowledge
- Closed Captioning now available for all videos
- New, shorter Comprehension placement
- Your Progress now shows last week's time and units too
- On-Demand Instruction (Hints) in Comprehension are more targeted; multiple Lexia Anchor Charts now supported
- Added Program Complete message for students who finish PowerUp
- Data-driven enhancements to support learning
- Stability improvements and important bug fixes
3.5
2020-12-12
Added Grammar auto-placement point in Level 4
On-Demand Instruction(Hints) added to all levels of Word Study & Comprehension
Data-driven enhancements to improve learning including updated videos
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
3.2
2020-09-23
NEW! On-Demand Instruction in Word Study Levels 1-4 provides resources and hints for students
Dependent Clauses & Possessive Pronouns videos in Grammar Level 4 has been updated based on student feedback
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
3.1.2
2020-08-26
Bug Fix in Comprehension Level 13 - Speech to the United Nations
3.1
2020-08-20
• On-Demand Instruction in Comprehension levels 5-12 provides resources and hints
• Data-driven enhancements to improve learning including updated videos
• Stability improvements and important bug fixes
3.0
2020-07-09
• Bundled images provide for a better user experience
• On-Demand Instruction in Grammar provides resources and hints
• Grammar Glossary in highlight tasks
• Streaks enhancement to allow a second chance
• Logout button added in units for easy access
• Data-driven enhancements to improve learning including updated videos
• Stability improvements and important bug fixes
2.7.2
2020-04-21
Stability improvements and important bug fixes
2.6
2020-02-26
• Divider selection and movement improved for syllable division tasks
• Fix for issue with session timeout message showing while student is still working
• Improvements to Clever login process
• Other stability improvements and important bug fixes
2.5.3
2020-01-15
Fixed race conditions for third party logins (e.g., Clever) allowing students to login successfully.
2.5.2
2020-01-02
• On-Demand Video - students are able to recall and view the most recent instructional video during activities
• Students are able to give thumbs up or thumbs down feedback on Comprehension passages
• Music and content updates to 10 videos based on student feedback
• Educator Mode - descriptions added to level selector allowing teachers to see focus and review skills in each level
• Data-driven enhancements to improve learning for Comprehension levels 7-10
• Stability improvements and important bug fixes
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