Introduction to squiggle park - Slide deck for teachers

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WHO KNEW

LEARNING TO READ

WAS THIS

MUCH FUN!

Personalized video

games for pre-K to

grade 1 kids to improve

skills required for

reading through play.

Dashboards to allow

educators an easy

way to track progress.

It’s fun and it works!

8 reasons why Squiggle Park stands out.

It’s easy to set up and play.

The games and pedagogy

are built by teachers.

Essential reading skills games

are housed in one place.

It measures student mastery

not just completion.

Teacher friendly dashboards

offer progress tracking.

Data helps inform teacher

instruction.

Students love to play and

stay engaged.

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Why Squiggle Park works for me.

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Now let’s check out the games...

Track individual and class level data.

Class dashboard

Student dashboard

Ways to use the data to inform your instruction.

Data can be looked at whole class and by individual student

Understanding gaps helps narrow focus during a guided reading lesson

Helps your teaching assistant get to know your students quickly

Provides you with individual data for an IEP or parent conference

Using Squiggle Park in your classroom.

Create a station rotation model (centers)

Let students play Squiggle Park as they arrive in the morning

Send Squiggle Park home for homework

Use games with literacy specialists

“Fun Friday!” have Squiggle Park be one of the stations

Allow a volunteer to work 1 on 1 with a student that needs attention

What teachers are saying… :D

In regards to the pedagogy paper: Wow! This

document is very interesting and very well written.

I am so excited now to be using Squiggle Park.

John

Miholics, Teacher

Hamilton-

Wentworth DSB, ON

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Other helpful resources...

How to add your students to Squiggle Park

Demo video added here

Other Squiggle Park Resources

Classroom management in a 21st century classroom

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Sarah@squigglepark.com401-484-1854

@SquiggleParkEDU