Word Tag, a science-backed, vocabulary-focused video game,
can increase vocabulary scores by 43 percent within the first
month
BOSTON, July 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mrs. Wordsmith, a leading
provider of game-based learning solutions, today announced a new
program that will make top-rated education game Word Tag® available
to 77 percent of U.S. schools.
Game-based learning has the power to make
up the decline in student literacy that we have observed over the
past decade
Word Tag®, which helps educators address the literacy gap by
providing an engaging and effective tool for vocabulary building,
will now be available to over 20 million American students via
Clever's market-leading footprint in American school districts.
Using its single-sign on platform, Clever offers a comprehensive
digital learning platform designed for K-12 education.
In service of the company's mission to end opportunity gaps
rooted in sub-literacy, Mrs Wordsmith is launching Word Tag on
Clever, leveraging its scale and distribution to provide greater
access to game-based solutions for teachers.
"We know that game-based learning has the power to make up the
alarming decline in student literacy that we have observed over the
past decade," said Brandon
Cardet-Hernandez, President of Mrs Wordsmith. "Our goal is
to ensure that as many students and teachers as possible have
access to these solutions. The launch of Word Tag for Schools is a
critical step in doing so."
Word Tag® uses data and science to customize a vocabulary
experience for each student, leveraging the science of spaced
repetition to ensure that word recall and vocabulary learning is
personalized to each student – and freeing up valuable teacher time
in the classroom. Word Tag for schools comes with all-new learning
management functionalities for teachers, allowing them to set
assignments based on classroom curriculum and track students'
progress. Readers need to know 95-98% of the words in a text to
comprehend it. Explicit vocabulary instruction is critical in
supporting reading comprehension, an essential skill for success
academically and beyond.
Recent data from the National Assessment for Educational
Progress indicates a significant decline in U.S. student
proficiency, with between ten and 30 percent of public-school
students reading proficiently at grade level. Word Tag® is focused
on closing the vocabulary gap that amplifies the continued decline
of achievement in literacy.
A summer 2022 test of Word Tag®'s efficacy in the classroom
found that 43 percent of students improved their vocabulary scores
in the first month and students learned up to 1,000 new words
annually. It also found substantial increases for students in
reading level and comprehension.
Access to the program on school computers will be made available
on July 29, timed to align with the
return to school.
About Mrs. Wordsmith
Mrs Wordsmith is a team of artists, game designers, writers,
data scientists, teachers, and researchers. The company was founded
in 2015 by Sofia Fenichell, a mother
and writer with a simple vision: to create educational content that
worked, and that her kids wanted to use. Schools weren't keeping
pace with entertainment and technology, and she was determined that
language would not be left in the dust. Using Hollywood-quality animation and
state-of-the-art game design, Mrs Wordsmith creates books, games,
and apps to improve the reading and writing outcomes of kids aged
4-13, and to make word learning hilariously fun both at school and
at home.
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