2. The Readorium Personalized
Learning Experience
Each and every time students log onto Readorium they
embark on a customized science literacy journey.
3. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• A video message from the
Readorium librarian introduces
all aspects of Readorium.
• Students grades 3 to 8 get
started by choosing a book off
the shelf.
• Students at any reading level
participates in sustained
reading activities that gives
them science literacy expertise.
4. Select a Book
Students choose their books by reading blurbs that hover over titles.
Teachers may lock or unlock any book(s) for individuals or entire class.
5. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Books level to kids ability as
they read!
• Identifying the main idea and the
supporting details are emphasized.
• Graphic features are used to
provide support.
Readorium does not assume prior
knowledge.
All new content is explained in
detail.
6. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Readorium adapts passages to
meet the child’s learning needs.
• Readorium’s vocabulary and
complexity are automatically
matched to child’s level.
• All children can read and
understand content at their grade
level.
• Readorium’s deep dive reading
creates science whizzes.
8. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Students read chapter books
about science topics and
participate in sustained reading
activities that give them topic
expertise at their grade level.
• After each selection students
practice strategies with a game-
like challenge.
9. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Students get an automatic
interactive strategy lesson each
time they pick a new book.
• Lessons are humorous,
memorable, and student friendly.
• Strategy lessons include raps,
animations, and entertaining
videos.
• Students practice each strategy
with a game-like challenge.
10. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• All topics are aligned to the Next
Generation Science Standards
and the Common Core Standards.
• Students participate in
memorable strategy lessons.
• Students are taught reading
strategies needed to understand
complex informational text.
11. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Each Readorium book is
connected to a reading strategy.
• Students benefit from isolating
specific reading strategies and
having lots of practice with them.
• To ensure sufficient practice there
are five books connected to each
specific strategy.
12. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• There is a “mentor” in each
book who introduces the
topic to get kids excited
about it.
• The “mentor” guides each
student through the book,
providing personal help as
needed.
13. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Students are taught through
the Gradual Release of
Responsibility Model.
• In the first demo chapter the
“mentor” introduces the
unique strategy utilized in the
book, reads the first few
paragraphs, and uses a "think
aloud“ to demonstrate
strategic thinking.
14. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
Students too often gloss over
the organizational features
about the Title Page and
Table of Contents.
• Students are taught to
examine these features and
specific content carefully by
answering the Lightning
Round questions.
15. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Using Guided Practice
students fill in missing words,
access interactive vocabulary
cards, answer lightning round
questions, and view pictures
during the demonstration.
• All topics are aligned to the
Next Generation Science
Standards and the Common
Core Standards.
Guided Practice
Chapter
16. Readorium Personalizes
Student's Learning Experience
• Instructional methods are
based on Institute of Education
Sciences research.
• Students continue to read
independently and “mentor”
comes back if needed.
• Students may conduct
additional read/think alouds.
17. • Hint 1: The mentor explains the
question and shows the child how to
eliminate an incorrect answer.
• Hint 2: The child is told what to
reread.
• Hint 3/4: The child sees a video clip
that explains the science concept and
the answer is explained.
Students earn greater rewards if they
use strategies and don’t need hints
Students Only Get if Needed
18. Vocabulary is Taught in Many Ways:
• Lessons on Figuring Out New Words from Context
• Multimedia Vocabulary Cards
• Interactive Glossary
• Word Matching Mania
• Word Wizard World
19. Reading + Science = Science Literacy
Students fill in the blanks with terms linked to scientific principles.
23. Students gain subject expertise and earn rewards
for additional learning activities by reading
carefully and answering questions.
Readorium Dollars
Tokens
Medals
24. Students can use earned rewards for
special interest activities like the
Magazine Rack and Science Alive Videos
25. Students can check ratings in the Hall of Fame, use rewards to
play vocabulary games in Word Wizards World, test content
knowledge in Quiz Bowl or play games in the Game Garage.
27. “I love it! It's fun. I'm
learning more stuff
than I usually learn,
about all different
types of science.”
Student Comments
“It's fun, cool, and good
for kids, and I think
adults would like it
too. It's awesome.”
“There are more things to
do in Readorium than in a
book, like puzzles that help
and raps.”
“I
learned more science
and I learned how to
read
better.”
