introduction to squiggle park - slide deck for teachers
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WHO KNEW
LEARNING TO READ
WAS THIS
MUCH FUN!
Personalized video
games for pre-K to
grade 1 kids to improve
skills required for
reading through play.
Dashboards to allow
educators an easy
way to track progress.
It’s fun and it works!
8 reasons why Squiggle Park stands out.
It’s easy to set up and play.
The games and pedagogy
are built by teachers.
Essential reading skills games
are housed in one place.
It measures student mastery
not just completion.
Teacher friendly dashboards
offer progress tracking.
Data helps inform teacher
instruction.
Students love to play and
stay engaged.
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Why Squiggle Park works for me.
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Now let’s check out the games...
Track individual and class level data.
Class dashboard
Student dashboard
Ways to use the data to inform your instruction.
Data can be looked at whole class and by individual student
Understanding gaps helps narrow focus during a guided reading lesson
Helps your teaching assistant get to know your students quickly
Provides you with individual data for an IEP or parent conference
Using Squiggle Park in your classroom.
Create a station rotation model (centers)
Let students play Squiggle Park as they arrive in the morning
Send Squiggle Park home for homework
Use games with literacy specialists
“Fun Friday!” have Squiggle Park be one of the stations
Allow a volunteer to work 1 on 1 with a student that needs attention
What teachers are saying… :D
In regards to the pedagogy paper: Wow! This
document is very interesting and very well written.
I am so excited now to be using Squiggle Park.
John
Miholics, Teacher
Hamilton-
Wentworth DSB, ON
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How to add your students to Squiggle Park
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