Literacy takes flight with Zinc Learning.

Differentiation by level and choice so students build literacy skills and cultivate a joy for reading.

A personalized reading growth program for every student

Zinc Explorer

Zinc Journeys guides students through a personalized reading growth experience:

  • Students begin at the right level after a quick Level Check.

  • Ignition’s comprehension instruction teaches the habits strong readers use.

  • Student-powered practice supports continuous progress.

  • Free Zinc Explorer licenses are awarded to teachers who complete Zinc’s on demand Fundamentals of Adolescent Literacy Course.

Zinc Impact

All of the benefits of Zinc Explorer plus:

  • Teacher-assigned content explicitly connects to daily instruction and your curricula.

  • Build-your-own vocabulary grows knowledge and access to challenging texts.

  • Test Prep Programs (SAT Mastery, STAAR Mastery, and SBAC Resources) ready your students for upcoming assessments.

  • AI Writing Coach and auto-scored written responses develop students’ writing skills.

Focused programs enhance your specific classroom, school, and district literacy goals

Test Prep Programs:

Help your secondary students feel better about assessments.

  • Zinc’s 4-step method for answering questions provides a process.

  • Passage Quizzes and Close Reading Experiences build confidence.

  • Mini-Lessons create a shared a language.

  • Included with Zinc Impact

Zinc Writing Booster:

Move writing benchmarks from summative to formative.

  • Student performance tasks are autoscored.

  • AI-generated feedback guides students through a revision process.

  • Comprehensive reports inform next steps.

  • Feature added to Zinc Impact for an additional cost.

Empower every teacher to accelerate reading growth with Zinc Professional Learning

Bring essential literacy and Science of Reading instruction to secondary classrooms.

  • Aligned to your school’s areas of instructional focus

  • Active practice of key reading strategies

  • Time for reflection

  • Connection to Zinc activities for classroom practice

Ready to transform reading in your school or classroom?

Connect with the Zinc Team for a conversation, demo, or quote.