1. BORNE
DIGITAL
BOOKS
FOR
DIGITAL
NATIVES
Introducing
Books
That
Grow

2. Ability
Grouping
on
the
Rise
§ Ability
grouping
rose
from
28%
to
72%
of
4th
grade
classrooms
between
1998
-­‐
20091
§ Groups
frequently
correspond
with
race,
class,
and
gender
§ NegaHvely
impacts
self
esteem
and
learning
outcomes
for
middle/low
groups
1Loveless,
2013
Brown
Center
Report
on
American
EducaHon

3. An
Alterna4ve
Approach:
Books
That
Grow
What’s
different
about
Books
That
Grow?
§ Each
book
can
adapt
to
a
student’s
reading
ability
§ Students
can
learn
the
same
content,
with
each
being
maximally
challenged
“Inclusive
DifferenHaHon”
at
work
in
the
5th
Grade
Class
of
§
PS
241
Harlem,
thanks
to
Book
That
Grow
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here
or
copy
this
link
into
your
browser
to
see
and
her
from
this
kids:
bit.ly/1792aC1
Increases
student
engagement
while
decreasing
teacher
workload

4. Profile-­‐Driven
How
it
works:
§ Students
must
log
in
to
read
§ MulHple
students
can
use
the
same
device
§ Content
is
personalized
for
each
student

5. Differen4ated
Reading
Pathways
How
it
works:
§ Individual
Reading
Pathways
§ Leveled
vocabulary
and
syntax
§ Teachers
set
the
rules
of
progression

6. Differen4ated
Reading
Pathways
5th
Grade
Version
7th
Grade
Version

7. Differen4ated
Assessment
How
it
works:
§ Assessment
Hed
to
specific
Common
Core
standards
§ Assessment
adapts
to
each
student’s
ability
§ Teachers
can
set
the
rules
of
progression

8. Differen4ated
Assessment
**A
student
taking
an
adapRve
quiz
could
see
any
of
these
three
quesRons,
based
on
their
ability
CCSS.ELA-­‐Literacy.RL.4.1
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
Aunt
Em?
a.
She
was
a
young,
preby
wife.
b.
She
was
gray
and
never
smiled.
c.
She
was
angry
and
punished
Dorothy.
d.
She
was
anxious
and
scared
of
cyclones.
CCSS.ELA-­‐Literacy.RL.5.1
In
what
ways
are
Uncle
Henry
and
Aunt
Em
like
the
surrounding
landscape?
a.
They
are
silent.
b.
They
are
dull
and
gray.
c.
They
are
someHmes
dangerous.
d.
They
cannot
stand
laughter.
CCSS.ELA-­‐Literacy.RL.6.1
What
can
be
inferred
from
the
text?
a.
Aunt
Em
is
jealous
of
Dorothy.
b.
Toto
keeps
Dorothy
from
becoming
gray
c.
Aunt
Em
is
scared
of
laughter.
d.
Toto
and
Dorothy
will
also
become
gray.

9. Data
and
Repor4ng
How
it
works:
§ Monitor
each
student’s
progress
§ IdenHfy
students
most
in
need
of
one-­‐on-­‐one
support
§ Build
learning
histories
on
each
student

10. Common
Core-­‐Aligned
§ Vocabulary-­‐rich,
syntacHcally
complex,
rigorous
grade-­‐level
texts
§ Balance
of
narraHve
and
informaHonal
content
§ Assessments
indexed
to
specific
standards

11. Borne
Digital’s
Leadership
Daniel
Fountenberry
Jason
Buhle,
Ph.D.
§ Former
Chief
of
Staff,
ABC
News
§ Former
Teacher,
7th
Grade
English
§ MBA
Columbia,
BA
UC
Berkeley
§ Professor
of
CogniHve
Neuroscience
at
Columbia
University
§ Develops
Brain
Training
Games
§ Ph.D.,
MA,
Columbia
University

12. For
more
informaHon:
Contact
Daniel
Fountenberry
at
646-­‐783-­‐6310
or
daniel@borne-­‐digital.com