Logging In for the First Time

It's the warm up phase and students all over Arizona are logging in and reading on myON.  If it's your first time logging in, you will notice that there are two things that students will do before they get to the library. 

First, students will complete an interest inventory. This lets them tell myON what kinds of books they like to read. Research shows that when students are interested in what they are reading, they will want to read more. The second thing students will do is take an initial Lexile placement exam. This helps target student's' unique ability levels. By using the interest inventory and Lexile exam, myON can personalize a library for each student that will provide the right amount of challenge to promote reading growth. This personalized library will be found under the Recommended tab in the student's library.

It is good to allow about 20-30 minutes for students to complete both the interest inventory and the Lexile placement exam. The Lexile exam has 35 questions and is adaptive.  Once a student has finished both of these things they will go to their dashboard and be able to access books in their library.  

Make a Game Plan

There are only 12 more shopping days until Christmas and 23 more days until the start of the Final Four Literacy Project. Teachers, it's time to make a game plan.  Every great coach knows it's important to start with a game plan. Having a good reading plan will help improve comprehension and develop reading strategies that will lead to student success in and out of the classroom. You can help coach your students to victory by following this simple plan.

GAME PLAN

• Stretch It Out. Allow students to s-t-r-e-t-c-h a bit by exploring myON and their personalized digital library of “just right” books for reading.

• Develop New Plays. Introduce literacy tools to build active reading skills and promote student engagement.

• Practice, Practice, Practice! Students need time to practice reading with books that are at their level and meet their interests in order to develop and improve literacy skills.