Magpie

www.magpie.org

Research-based PK-8+ digital literacy games to help students master foundational reading skills and become confident, proficient readers. 

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Magpie's mission is to eradicate illiteracy through a set of digital literacy tools that leverage kids' unique characteristics to help kindergarden students develop reading skills. 

Magpie's mission is to eradicate illiteracy through a set of digital literacy tools that leverage kids' unique characteristics to help kindergarden students develop reading skills. 

Reading proficiency is disproportionately low among Black and Hispanic students, with only 18% of Black students and 23% of Hispanic students achieving proficiency in fourth grade 

  • 1/3

    of students in the US read at grade level due to systemic inequities. 

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    Letter formation

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    Sound-spelling correspondences

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    Vocabulary

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    Print Concepts

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    High-frequency words

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    Meaningful Reading Experiences

Magpie has launched a supplemental digital tool that can be used in schools year-round to support the reading development of Kindergarten students.  

In 20+ minute sessions, students engage in developmentally appropriate instructional videos and educational games to address the key subcomponents of Kindergarten literacy: phonemic awareness, decoding and encoding, word chaining, letter formation, print concepts, high-frequency words, and meaningful reading experiences.  

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