IRA WEBSITE #4: FRECKLE READING/ ELA

 

- Freckle Reading/ ELA -

Freckle [https://freckle.com/en-us/] is an online learning platform that allows students to practice Math and English Language Arts at their own level. Freckle continuously adapts to each student's individual skills, so each student is getting the appropriate challenge, whether they're working at, above, or below grade level. I will be reviewing the ELA portion of Freckle. With the Freckle program. The teacher will be able to support the student, as the lessons and assignments are student and teacher led. The program helps to accelerate literacy equitably with differentiated resources. From K-12 coverage of standards and skills, Over 1,000 nonfiction and fiction passages that adapt to each student’s level, and teachers can assign a specific standard for some or all students to practice. Students will find the website easy to navigate and visually appealing. If teacher hasn’t given an assignment, there is an opportunity for students to choose their assignment for the day. They will mostly enjoy choosing their character and earning incentives such as coins to go to the “store” and buy items for their character.

 The first time students practice in each domain, they'll take a brief pre-test that determines their starting level. Every time students practice, Freckle automatically adjusts to give them the appropriate challenge. Students can practice independently at their level. The teacher can also assign by standard or skill. Students log in to their dashboard, select English or ELA, and choose a domain. Practice Skills are available for informational articles & fictional stories at the student's level.

Teachers can assign a specific standard for all students to practice, or there are individualized practice based on word patterns. Students can build fluency using decodable texts, which are simple stories with phonetic spelling patterns & sight words. There is also a spelling and recognition practice with the most common sight words. Great to use for independent practice, during centers, or for homework. What is also beneficial is that you can assess your students' progress on specific standards to check for understanding and measure growth over time.

Assess student growth over time. Assess your students' progress on specific standards to check for understanding and measure growth over time. Keep in mind, that the free account provides one assignment per week, per class/roster. You can apply them towards any assignment type, including printables, for any subject. Data report will be provided for three students only. The premium account allows for unlimited assignments of all types, and data reports on all students. 

I have personally used Freckle in my classroom. Both the Math and ELA. I like how student and teacher friendly the platform is. It has audio capability, it is interactive, and visually appealing, using large font, highlighting ability, and most importantly it is a great tool to use for student practice and monitoring their progress. The tasks are not too long that the students gets bored. I have the free version so I dislike the limitation of only being able to view a few students’ data, or that I can’t post a week’s worth of assignments- that’s why it is a supplemental tool and not to ideally used for an actual lesson.