There’s “reading”… and then there’s ZINC READING.
Sure, you told your students to read chapter two. Maybe most of them even did it. But how many of them understood what they read? Enjoyed it? Have something to say?
Zinc supercharges your secondary students’ reading by equipping each of them with the tools to comprehend and enjoy the complex texts you have to teach.
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“Zinc solved the problems of student fear of big words and boredom with reading. Vocab engages students, and the close reading teaches them how to understand tough reads.”
— Whitney Ann Lewis, SAT/ACT prep, Horry County, SC
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“A lot of my students said that this was the first time someone’s teaching them HOW to read, instead of just telling them to read.”
-Micheala Morris, 10th grade English Teacher, Fresno, CA
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“Our reading scores have been going down. Kids just don’t seem to have the stamina to keep reading. We really liked how Zinc Ignition builds that ability to focus through engaging them in close reading.”
— Shannon Schumacher, Instructional Coach, Campbell County, KY
Enrich Your Classroom Curriculum With Zinc:
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Ignition
After spending just one to two hours on Ignition, Zinc’s auto-leveled “tutoring” program, 30% of students grow by at least one reading level (that’s 1.5 grade levels of growth).
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Lift Off
Lift Off’s AI-powered data gathering fuels a four-week journey that engages students with articles and book excerpts on the topics they choose —all delivered at the right level.
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Flight
Teachers can use Zinc’s multi-week reading programs or pick and choose vocabulary, articles, and close reading experiences to bring their curricula to life and get every student’s hand in the air.
The Zinc Approach to Adolescent Literacy
States expect secondary teachers to cover advanced textual analysis… but too few students arrive in middle and high school with the reading skills necessary to comprehend longer and more complex texts.
Zinc bridges the gaps.
Zinc teaches students what to do when they read by coaching them in the four easy-to-apply skills all advanced readers use naturally.
Select Partners
Zinc is proud to partner with the NYC DOE’s College Access for All (CA4A) program, part of NYC's Equity and Excellence Initiatives.
Zinc is integrated into the College Board’s SpringBoard Digital ELA curriculum, where Zinc is a valued resource for differentiation and student choice.
Zinc is honored to partner with LitLife, founded by Pam Allyn, to support Core Ready.