Please read this short announcement and take 5-10 minutes today to download the Kids A-Z app and try logging in. Here are instructions in both a picture and video format. The video gives a more detailed explanation of the features. Your child’s password is his/her student number. This is the same number used in Dreambox, Lexia, and Flip Grid. Your child knows this number.
What is Kids A-Z and why will we be using it in the coming weeks? This app is different from Epic Books. We have been using Epic books as a library. Kids can access a variety of books at any level. We will be using the Kids A-Z reading app as part of our independent reading program because it allows teachers to select the level of books that students read and the app also has short quizzes that follow each virtual book. This allows us to monitor achievement and progress in a more individualized and specific way.
We have approximated reading levels based on what we know from the year, but it’s been weeks since we have read with each child. Please allow your child to read several books and take several quizzes before requesting a level change. We will look at how each child is progressing and make adjustments to reading levels after we see how he/she is progressing. 2 common things will most likely occur: 1. Your child may read the book perfectly and then struggle to answer the questions or recall information from the text. This means your child needs to work on comprehension. 2. Your child may struggle to read the book, but then finds the questions very easy. This means your child needs to work on decoding.
Please allow time for your child to use the app for several sessions so we can adjust levels as needed. This is by no means going to replicate what happens in our classroom, but it’s a useful tool we’d like to add to our independent reading program.
If your child already has an account established with Mrs Rivera, there is no need to follow these steps.
How to Register for and Receive Progress Reports
If you would like to receive activity and progress reports for your child and send him or her messages, you can register for parent access from your child’s teacher. Once the teacher approves access, you can view reports and send your child messages by clicking on the parent link at the top of the screen at www.kidsa-z.com.
After your child logs in, click on the green parent button at the top right of the screen and enter your email address.
How does my Child Access this App?
