Now your child can improve his or her reading skills at home with the same great technology program we're using in school: KidBiz3000. This is our school-wide Reading Improvement Program for every Nuuanu Elementary School student. There are currently over 230 DOE public schools K-12 in Hawaii using either KidBiz or TeenBiz.
Each day (Grades 2-5), KidBiz3000 sends your child a current events article. Every student in the class gets the same basic article, but the content is customized to match each child's own reading level. The article comes with a variety of fun activities to improve your child's comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills. Please ask your child to show you this program as it can be accessed at home - or anywhere a computer is connected to the Internet by going to:
Nuuanu School's Website (and click on the KidBiz 3000 links)
or the direct link for KidBiz 3000.
Site login:
The Home Edition keeps parents closely involved in their child's progress, enabling parents to monitor, reinforce literacy skills at home and also to communicate with their child and child's teacher via the KidBiz email. This is a great way to build the Parent/Home Reading Connection.
For more information on how to use the Home Edition, here is the Parent Handbook.
For more information on Kidbiz 3000, please see, Achieve 3000's website for a detailed description.
Extend your involvement:
Your Achieve3000 account allows you to stay in contact with your child and his teachers. Logon to your e-mail each week for a printable Conversation Guide. There is a brief summary of each daily article and guided questions to help spark engaging discussions about real-world topics at home.
Here is your login information for KidBiz/ Achieve 3000:
You will now be able to access the data for child using the same login.
Ask for child's login (child should know):
Example login: Firstname.Lastname
Password example: child's password
Parent's login will be as follows:
Example login: home.Firstname.Lastname
Password example: child's password
LevelSet Testing/Scores
If you would like to know your child's LevelSet test score in Lexile points and an equivalent grade level for reading, please contact your child's teacher. LevelSet testing is administered three times a school year through their class. The first test is at the beginning of the school year, the interim test is before the break in December and the post test is administered in May. The scores are a representation of your child's reading ability in non-fictional text (newspaper, manuals, textbooks). This skill is important for learning and real life situations. The research based on student outcomes across the country shows that if a student completes two 30-minute KidBiz reading activities a week with 88% accuracy, upon completion of 40 activities, the student increases his/her reading level by one grade level. So please encourage your child to engage in the activities to improve their reading competency.
If there are questions, they should contact their classroom teacher for the child's password if the child doen't remember and also the below:
Data Specialist
ACHIEVE3000, Inc.
1091 River Avenue
Lakewood , NJ 08701
http://www.achieve3000.com/support
Toll Free Customer Support: 877-235-2525