We have developed a NWEA MAP Score to Shoelace alignment document to help guide you in choosing from our vast assignment library based on their RIT score. You can download a copy of the document here. After your students complete their NWEA MAP Reading assessment you get handed a new
We have developed a NWEA MAP Score to Shoelace alignment document to help guide you in choosing from our vast assignment library based on their RIT score. You can download a copy of the document here. After your students complete their NWEA MAP Reading assessment you get handed a new RIT score for every student. Which is great, right? More data, what’s not to like. Except, what are you supposed to do with it? Like all education data, it’s only useful if you can (and do) actually use it to inform your teaching. That’s why we’ve developed a document that aligns RIT scores with Shoelace content (and also Lexile scores). Shoelace’s Learning Engine is always adjusting the content for your students to match their needs, the Engine does its best when it comes to addressing breadth of knowledge. Here’s where you come in — with your students’ RIT scores in
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Many schools have successfully laid the groundwork with the Science of Reading—students are decoding words with fluency and accuracy. But decoding is just the beginning. The next step is helping students make meaning from what they read. That’s where Shoelace Learning steps in.
Shoelace bridges the gap between reading the words and understanding them. Our game-based platform supports comprehension skill-building through adaptive learning, engaging content, and real-time insights for educators. Whether it’s making inferences, identifying main ideas, or connecting background knowledge, Shoelace equips students to think critically about texts—and enjoy the process.
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