Experience the Program
RedBird Language Arts & Writing is a digital, adaptive personalized learning solution that helps students achieve their full potential as writers—no matter where they are on the learning continuum. The technology is built upon more than 25 years of research in adaptive and writing technology and addresses language and writing standards for grades 2–7.
Overview
- Delivers high-quality, differentiated instruction and support
- Provides assessment opportunities for students and powerful reports to educators that can help direct next steps
- Available anytime, anywhere on any internet-enabled tablet or computer
- Help learners build confidence in their abilities, engaging in productive struggle that helps them learn how to learn
- Supports success for all students with learning scaffolds, including hints, feedback, and a variety of interactive modes
Why it works
RedBird Language Arts & Writing leverages adaptive technology and a student-centered, personalized learning model to tailor instruction, accelerate learning, and empower every student to be in charge of their own learning. It uses groundbreaking writing analysis technology to provide students with immediate, error-specific feedback on their sentence and paragraph composition, keeping them actively engaged, writing more, and continuously improving.
RedBird Language Arts & Writing benefits both educators and students because it:
Complements core ELA instruction by providing adaptive, digital instruction, practice, and application in grammar, usage, and writing.
Provides students with a richly personalized path through the curriculum, by providing adaptive, digital instruction, practice, and application in grammar, usage, and writing.
Integrates groundbreaking writing analysis technology, allowing students to receive error-specific instructional feedback on sentence and paragraph compositions.
Empowers educators by freeing them from instructing and grading basic grammar and mechanics lessons, creating instructional time to focus on sophisticated aspects of writing that will truly boost student writing capabilities.
A New Learning Model
More than 25 years of research by the world’s top learning scientists has led to RedBird Language Arts & Writing—a revolutionary learning model developed for digital-savvy students.
RedBird Language Arts & Writing allows students to accelerate learning by meeting them where they are on the learning continuum. All students begin with an Initial Course Placement Activity that starts them at the level of content they are most ready to learn.
Student understanding of core Language Arts and writing concepts is developed through personalized instruction and our adaptive motion engine. Our motion engine provides students with instant remediation or advancement to ensure they are challenged with the right level of material and working in their zone of proximal development.
Grade Specific Activities
An Integrated Approach to Language Arts and Writing
RedBird Language Arts & Writing helps students build strong foundational writing skills. Our integrated approach to Language Arts and writing interweaves instruction and rigorous practice in grammar, writing, and reading. Reading is incorporated into each unit because research shows that students often struggle to learn and master English Language Arts skills when those skills are taught in isolation. With our integrated approach, students can experience the connection between the different language domains as they read passages related to the skills they’re learning in grammar and writing.
Course Structure
Each grade level of content has 9–10 units that focus on a form of writing or reading. Units are divided into lessons that include instruction (lectures) and practice (item sets), skill-building games, and Writing Reviews.
Writng Review
At three points in each grade level, students write a multi-paragraph essay, or Writing Review, which is specifically structured to encourage students to apply foundational grammar and language skills. Each Writing Review builds on grade-level content and program placement so that students are appropriately guided through:
- Comprehension of success criteria for the genre
- Analysis of an expert model in the genre
- Planning the essential components for a strong essay
- Composition of each paragraph one-at-a-time, with error-specific feedback
- Self-assessment with opportunities to edit prior to publishing
Students complete Writing Reviews across four key genres:
Narrative | Informative | Opinion | Argument
| Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | |
| Narrative | • | • | • | • | • |
| Informative | • | • | • | • | |
| Opinion | • | • | • | ||
| Argument | • | • |
Looking for grade 2? Students working at grade 2 content are primarily working on developing language skills and understanding basic grammar as a foundation to strong sentence construction. At grade 3 and up, they move from building sentences to paragraphs and, eventually, to multi-paragraph essays. Writing Reviews are purposely introduced at grade 3 to align with student readiness for multi-paragraph composition.
Data-Driven Reporting
Overview
RedBird Language Arts & Writing provides robust reporting capabilities that empower educators to personalize instruction and accelerate learning. All reports are real-time and accessible online in the click of a button. With data that is easy to understand, teachers can immediately:
- Track progress of the entire class in one dashboard
- Use data to inform their instructional planning
- Share results with parents to improve transparency
District-level reports help administrators easily see how often the program is being used and how schools within the district are performing. While RedBird Language Arts & Writing offers a robust suite of reporting capabilities, these are the key reports you won’t want to miss.
Standards Proficiency Report
Shows student progress and proficiency against Common Core State Standards* at the class level. This report helps teachers pinpoint where individuals or groups of students may be struggling or progressing giving them the opportunity to provide the appropriate support or encouragement where students need it most.
*Select state-specific standards proficiency reports are also available.
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Classroom Overview
Provides a detailed report including time spent on task, correct first attempts, lesson pace, lesson location, and activity breakdown. These key metrics help teachers determine how well students are progressing and identify which students need teacher attention.
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News Feed
Real-time updates on student activity and progress including when students struggle and when they soar—filtered by Positive, Alert and Session Info.
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Student Snapshot
Sequence of every attempt at a skill, including a heat map showing student progress by calendar day. Enables teachers to review progress, discuss understandings, and improve effective use of RedBird.
Correct First Attempt Correct Second Attempt Incorrect Second Attempt
Student Replay
Keystroke-by keystroke replay of every student action including instruction and open ended responses. Enables teachers to review and discuss areas where a student struggles.
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District Benchmark
Provides data by school, with a rollup across all classes within the district. Easy color coding helps administrators see at a glance how often the program is being used and if the program is being used with fidelity. Usage is reported out in three ways:
- Average number of minutes in program per week
a. 60-90 min/week is recommended - Average number of student lessons completed per week
a. 2+ lessons completed/week is the target - Average number of precursor lessons completed
This report is available at both the district level (top image) and school level (bottom image).
NOTE: The District Benchmark report is visible only to administrator-level RedBird accounts.
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