Improve literacy skills for students in all subjects

Whether you're teaching about right angles or the Wright Brothers, level the playing field to unlock comprehension for every student by simultaneously building background knowledge and literacy skills.

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17% growth in literacy skills

Students who use BrainPOP two or more times a month show measurable learning gains toward grade-level proficiency.

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Improve essential literacy skills by building background and vocabulary on complex topics.

Ensure growth toward grade-level skill proficiency with access to actionable data.

Expand teacher capacity
to facilitate effective literacy instruction across subject areas.

Skill-building at the heart of every topic

With every BrainPOP learning experience, students are building the key literacy skills that are essential to meeting your state's standards.

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MOVIES WITH PAUSE POINTS

Scaffold understanding while developing literacy skills to aid in meaning-making, vocabulary acquisition, and language development.

QUIZZES AND CHALLENGES

Apply literacy skills and demonstrate understanding through embedded formative assessments that mirror the types of questions on state tests.

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CREATIVE PROJECTS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Deepen the development of literacy skills through application and practice opportunities that help flexibly meet the needs of all learners.

WHITE PAPER

"How to Maximize a Knowledge-Building Approach to Literacy Skills"

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Dashboards with actionable data

COMING IN 2023

Track which essential skills students practice most often.

Monthly trends show curricular shifts throughout the school year.

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Snapshot of how students are progressing toward grade-level proficiency across subjects.

Power up any subject with these essential skills

Reading

Writing

Language

Make logical inferences from explicit details; cite specific evidence to support conclusions drawn

Determine central ideas and summarize the key supporting details and ideas

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media formats

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources

Assess the credibility and accuracy of each source

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words by using context clues and analyzing meaningful word parts

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings

Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases

What teachers are saying about BrainPOP

"I love how BrainPOP can be easily used across all content areas to help students master complex concepts. BrainPOP allows teachers to differentiate lessons easily. It is also a great way to provide alternative assessment methods."

Theresa Ronco

Special Education Teacher
Edison Township Public Schools

"If I had to choose only one digital tool to employ in the classroom, BrainPOP wins hands down … Primary Sources, Quizzes, Movies with Pause Points … it is a powerful, meaningful tool accessible to students [and] teachers."

Lisa DiGangi

Technology Coach
Evesham Township School District

" … rigorous activities at each level of the learning process build background knowledge, motivate deeper learning, and ensure knowledge growth."

Danielle Espinosa

Technology Instructional Coach

Wichita School District