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Learn proven strategies to ensure reading success for every student with Scholastic Reading Counts!

teachers and parentsLearn by Doing!

Get hands-on experience with Scholastic Reading Counts! as our expert Implementation Consultants guide you through every step of the process–on your own computers, at your own facility!

Our hands-on workshops train educators on how to maximize the effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts! Classroom-experienced trainers direct participants as they learn to customize and apply the unique features within Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM). Group activities are customized to meet your needs and provide an enriching training experience. Plus, training is performed on product simulators - there is no need to have the program installed!

Hands-on Workshop Topics

  • Customize Scholastic Reading Counts! to individual student needs and the needs of a classroom setting.
  • Use Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM) to simplify record keeping and management of an independent reading program.
  • Coordinate the use of Scholastic Reading Counts! and other Scholastic programs to create a dynamic and successful reading program.
  • Effectively use Scholastic Reading Counts! to continually monitor reading progress and know when to intervene.
Participant Training Tools include:
  • Implementation Guide, which is filled with sample reports, user instructions, and many practical reproducible pages.
  • Free Scholastic Reading Counts! drawstring bag and combo pen/highlighter.
  • Lexile Framework® Map and classroom poster.
To schedule a Scholastic Reading Counts! training at your school or district facility, download the Scholastic Reading Counts! training request form and submit to your Inside Sales Representative via fax at 1-877-242-5865.

Go to Scholastic Reading Counts! Services and Resources, which includes helpful hints for getting started using the program.