ACHIEVE3000

KidBiz3000

(6th-8th grade)

Addresses reading skills of students below grade level (comprehension, vocabulary, fluency)

Offers web-based differentiated reading passages based on a student’s individual lexile level (licenses required)

Offers high interest, non-fiction passages Reports student progress and addresses weaknesses Contains archives of articles that can be printed and used elsewhere

Reasons for the Achieve 3000 Program

Who is participating in this program?

• Students showing consistent weaknesses in reading based on

• DCAS Scores

• SRI Levels

• Grades

• Teacher Recommendations

Achieve3000 Study

28,000 students who used TeenBiz 2-3 times a week tripled their expected literacy gains within a 9 month period.

Level Setting

The students go to teenbiz3000.com and log on.A level setting test appears. (adaptable)Students take the test. The computer scores the test and gives a lexile level.

Achieve3000 from the Student Perspective

Eighth Grade

Step 1

The student checks email

in TeenBiz3000.

Providing a foundation and activating prior knowledge

Step 2:

The student reads an article that is matched to reading

ability based on level setting test.

What an 8th grader reading at the 8th grade level reads

How this looks to a 8th grader reading at a 3rd grade levelHow this looks to an 8th grader reading at a 3rd grade level

8th grade level 3rd grade level

Step 3:

The student completes activities that help with

vocabulary, comprehension, and other reading skills.

Standards-based comprehension question: 8th grade reading level

Standards-based comprehension question: 3rd grade reading level

Immediate Student Feedback

Step 4:

Next the student answers a thought question which

builds critical thinking and writing skills.

Critical Thinking and Writing Skills: 8th grade

Step 5:

The student participates in a poll to encourage

formulating an opinion about the content of the

article.

Opinion Poll

Math Word Problem: 8th grade level

Interim and Post Tests:

The student takes an interim and a post-test that again adjusts the reading level.

Home Connection: Achieve3000’s Home Edition

Explanation of day’s lessonReport on studentHotline

Achieve3000 from the Teacher’s Perspective

Increasing Background Knowledge and Making Connections

1. Curriculum Keys: Cross-curricular extension activities

2. Focused Lesson Plans: Specific strategies for increasing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills

3. Unit Building: Allows teachers to plan units of study around specific topics or themes

4. Writing Center: Guides students through the writing process including grammar, fluency and test prep

5. Correlation to State Standards and Common Core

6. Data To Inform Instruction

Bi-Annual Summative Portfolio Reports

Reporting Positive

Mid-Year and End-of-the-Year Results