Special Education

Learning A-Z provides a wealth of resources that can be customized for Special Education learning environments—from full-class and small-group instruction to individual practice and one-to-one intervention.

Three keys to a successful Special Education program are matching resources to a student's instructional needs, providing opportunities for practice with a purpose, and providing motivation and feedback.

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Raz-Plus motivates students with eBooks, eQuizzes, and the RAZ Rocket.

  • Students listen, read, and take quizzes on developmentally appropriate books.
  • Digital eBook tools and features help students read closely and focus on comprehension.
  • Track students' progress over time with Reports, and easily share progress with students and parents!

1 Match Resources to Students' Instructional Needs

Access a vast collection of resources that meet your students' instructional needs.

Assess to Inform Instruction

  • Comprehension Quick Check Quizzes that accompany most books help you identify skills for instruction.
  • Use Assessments for foundational skills to identify areas for instruction.

2 Provide Opportunities for Practice with a Purpose

Learning A-Z provides books, lessons, activity sheets, comprehension quizzes, and a variety of other resources for teaching a range of foundational skills, including Alphabet, Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and High-Frequency Words, which help teachers set different purposes for student reading.

Find Resources Using Filters, Searches, or Correlations

  • Filter books by grade, level, or type to meet a particular student's needs for differentiation.
  • Search resources by type, keyword, topic, or skill from anywhere on the site whether you are trying to match student interest or ability, or reinforcing and practicing particular comprehension or language arts skills.
  • Sort the Books by Skills Chart to determine which books' instructional resources focus on skills your students need to practice.
  • Standards and Correlations provide lists of books that meet individual learning standards, match skills for a select number of Reading Series, or help you meet Curriculum Standards for your state, province, or nation.

3 Motivation & Feedback

Motivate students through choice among a vast collection of resources and share successes.

Motivate Through Choice & Rewards

  • Students choose from books across a range of text complexity levels.
  • Reward reading practice, progress, and achievements with cards and certificates in Student Rewards & Incentives.
  • For teachers who own both Reading A-Z and Raz-Kids, we provide the ultimate motivational tool—the RAZ Rocket. The RAZ Rocket provides a personalized space for students to spend stars earned after listening to, reading from, and taking quizzes on developmentally appropriate books.

Show Students Their Progress

  • Measure foundational skills on provided graphs for Alphabet Letter Naming and High-Frequency Words Assessments to share progress with students.
  • Discuss continued improvement with students using reading rate graphs on Fluency Timed Reading resources or Retelling Rubrics and comprehension quizzes.