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Teaching can be an impossible task. Between curriculum standards, school administration, leadership, colleagues, students and parents, you’re balancing a lot of stakeholders. Varying interests. Conflicting opinions. Unending demands. And with Read more…
It’s been a really challenging year for everyone, so we’d like to pass on our gratitude to all of our schools and Educators for being there for all students. Read more…
Last night, our UK Literacy Development Manager, Mark Nicholls, was a guest on the Check It Out Show, produced by the team at NetSupport. Here’s what Mark, and the hosts Read more…
A rose by any other name… it still smells as sweet, right? Generally speaking, as humans, we don’t like to be deceived. We want to know the truth, or our Read more…
Are video games as useful as books when it comes to teaching or learning literacy? While the term ‘useful’ is open to interpretation, what it boils down to is having Read more…
The past couple of months have been spent by our development team working on some important enhancements and fun releases. Read on to learn about the new features you’ll now Read more…
Maths and English. They tend to be considered two opposite sides of a teaching equation. But the truth is, when combined, they make a formidable team in developing students’ understanding Read more…
Ever been stuck in the old Google search loop? Making slight, even drastic adjustments to your search queries to find what you’re really after? Perhaps you’re trying to find a Read more…
Today marks 12 years since the brainchild of LiteracyPlanet’s Founder, Shane Davis, became a reality. Where were you in 2009? 2009 was the year of Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi, Barack Obama’s Read more…
How important is teaching literacy across all strands, really? Consider this – a mathematician, a geographer and an artist walk into a bar. It could pass for the beginning of Read more…
We’re so excited to announce that the winner of our recent Intergalactic Challenge is Auckland’s Holy Cross Catholic School! 28 Year 2 students from the Papatoetoe-based Holy Cross Catholic School Read more…
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Turtle Knock! The beloved arcade game is back to challenge the keenest students as they strive to save turtles from the most ingenious and diabolical situations. Read more…
Attention literacy teachers! We hear you; teaching is hard. Really hard. Beyond managing student and parent demands, plus extra-curricular activities, there’s the overriding and absolute need to help each student Read more…
Proving it’s possible to rethink education and transform the lives of children in rural Africa, Nakayale Academy for Orphans and Marginalised Children is substantially improving the prosperity of its community. Read more…
Here at LiteracyPlanet, our team is always looking to make the program even better. We also love hearing from our customers about things you’d like to see in there too. Read more…
It’s been the talk around the virtual water cooler at LiteracyPlanet, but we’re finally able to announce the introduction of Intrepizine to the LiteracyPlanet community. This is a completely new Read more…
We’re so excited to announce the launch of My Words in LiteracyPlanet. As an extension of the ever-popular custom spelling lists for teachers, students can now create their own word Read more…
New addition to the Group Strand Report In addition to viewing your students’ results across literacy strands in LiteracyPlanet, teachers now have the ability to see assignment status of missions Read more…
It’s the end of the school term and tired, often burnt-out students, teachers and parents need a break. This is the perfect opportunity to rest and prepare for the next Read more…
LiteracyPlanet has joined forces with Jinda Child Care (Jinda), a South African non-profit organisation (NPO), to help improve the life chances of children who had endured harmful living conditions. Jinda Read more…
