Bring Learning to All Initiative Expands in the Bay Area, Increasing Access to Early Education for Low-Income Bay Area Families Through Public Libraries
Leer en español… The Bring Learning to All Initiative is expanding its reach in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing families throughout the Bay Area with free home access to ABCmouse Early Learning Academy via public libraries. Local families can now “check out” ABCmouse accounts for four weeks at a time from the San José Public Library, San Mateo County […]
Closing the Achievement Gap: Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Loss
Summer matters. For those months of the year when children aren’t in school, engaging educational experiences can keep them from losing the progress they made. A major challenge during these summer months is ensuring that children retain the knowledge gained during the school year by preventing the “summer slide.” Research shows that the summer slide […]
Back-to-School 2018: A New Teacher Experience
Over the past year, we’ve collected feedback from thousands of ABCmouse teachers about what’s working and what could be improved in ABCmouse for Teachers and ABCmouse for Schools. We’ve used that input to develop and test prototypes of a new user experience, and today we’re excited to announce the launch of a reimagined teacher experience for back-to-school. When […]
Back-to-School 2018: ABCmouse Ambassador Program for Teachers
This summer, we’re launching the ABCmouse Ambassador program for experienced ABCmouse teachers who want to share their expertise with other educators. If you’re one of the many passionate educators already making an impact with ABCmouse, become an Ambassador today! As an ABCmouse Ambassador, you’ll get access to exclusive resources, previews of new features, opportunities for […]
Back-to-School 2018: Digital Library Experience
ABCmouse is adding a new digital library experience to ABCmouse for Teachers and ABCmouse for Schools in time for the 2018-2019 school year! The new library will have thousands of books—hundreds at each grade level from preschool through 2nd grade—including award-winning titles from acclaimed authors and publishers. Reading-level indicators help teachers find and assign books by Lexile® measure and Guided […]
After Record Year, ABCmouse for Teachers and ABCmouse for Schools Add Major New Features for the 2018 – 2019 School Year
As part of our commitment to help children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success, we offer ABCmouse at no cost to teachers for use in their classrooms. For schools and districts, ABCmouse for Schools adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Over the past school year, more than 145,000 […]
Age of Learning’s First Staff Volunteer Day Helps Transform Local Elementary School
Age of Learning staff and their families recently spent the day volunteering at Western Avenue Elementary School, a Title I school that serves low-income families in South Los Angeles. Our goal was to be a supportive partner in their effort to make their campus a more comfortable, joyous, and inspiring place for teachers and students […]
Complete Collection of ABCmouse Songs Now Available on Major Music Platforms!
Music has always been a big part of ABCmouse Early Learning Academy, which offers more than 175 songs that help bring learning to life for children. Now, for the first time, our complete collection of ABCmouse music is available on major music platforms worldwide, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, and Google Play. With a listener […]
ABCmouse Assessments Developed in Collaboration with NORC at the University of Chicago Are Helping Drive Meaningful Gains in Literacy and Math
Since Age of Learning’s founding more than a decade ago, we’ve consistently worked with leading education experts to inform the development of our instructional and assessment tools. In addition to our Academic Advisory Board, SRI, WestEd, and many others, we’ve been collaborating with NORC at the University of Chicago since 2015 to develop and validate a series of ABCmouse Assessments for […]
Introducing New ABCmouse Spanish Activities
Leer en español… We are delighted to share that ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy now includes more than 800 Learning Activities in Spanish, in addition to offering Spanish-language user navigation for children and parents. These Learning Activities include books, puzzles, and art activities in math, science, social studies, and art. “There is a real need for high-quality digital […]