Dr. Nadine Gaab is currently an Associate Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and was formerly at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School.
EarlyBird for Educators
Leading-edge innovation answers a longstanding need.
Educators need a practical, reliable, and comprehensive assessment that identifies reading issues early, then connects teachers to the right interventions. EarlyBird answers that need by bridging the gap between research and classroom practice to create an effective solution.
Why is EarlyBird so Effective?
Fun, Interactive Game
A tablet-based game that assesses the child while they play, with self-administration and auto-scoring features that save teachers valuable time. The child plays along independently, joining their new friend, Pip, for an engaging journey through the city, meeting animal friends along the way to the park.
Comprehensive Results
A comprehensive assessment that eliminates the need to administer multiple assessments by providing 12 different subtests across the critical foundational skill areas scientifically proven to be predictive of reading ability. The dashboard presents these results in a manner supporting a customized literacy profile for each student.
Prescriptive Insights
Provides vetted and evidence-based resources and recommendations, helping teachers take proactive steps to guide students along their just-right learning path.
Dyslexia Screening
Dyslexia Screening, as early as Kindergarten, that doesn’t require that the child can read – giving you the tools to quickly and accurately screen a student for dyslexia during that early learning window when intervention is most effective.
What Does EarlyBird Assess?
EarlyBird is the most comprehensive assessment tool available for kindergartners and pre-readers. Fun game play assesses a child on the key literacy milestones most predictive of later reading success, while also providing dyslexia and MTSS/RTI risk scores. This eliminates the need for multiple assessments, making EarlyBird particularly useful for busy teachers.
Phonological Awareness
EarlyBird assesses the skills on the phonological continuum including rhyming, sound isolation, blending, sequencing, and sound manipulation.
Sound Symbol Correspondence
EarlyBird assesses a student’s ability to identify letters by name and match corresponding letter sounds.
Rapid Automated Naming
EarlyBird uses object naming to assess a student’s ability to retrieve information in a rapid and automatic manner.
Oral Language Comprehension
EarlyBird’s oral language subtests assess a student’s vocabulary and word meaning, along with multistep directions, and sentence comprehension.
Research-Based, Scientifically Tested
EarlyBird leverages the ground-breaking research of Dr. Nadine Gaab, Dr. Yaacov Petscher, and other leading literacy/brain scientists and has been scientifically validated in school settings across the nation.
NADINE GAAB, PH.D.
Co-founder, Scientific Advisor
YAACOV PETSCHER, PHD
Co-founder, Scientific Advisor
Dr. Yaacov Petscher is a Professor of Social Work at Florida State University, an Associate Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research, and the Director the Quantitative Methodology and Innovation Division at FCRR.
Simplifying Early Identification for All
EarlyBird simplifies early detection of children at risk for reading difficulties for all stakeholders, providing a comprehensive assessment that identifies students early and points to just-right interventions in the classroom.
School administrators are responsible for providing staff with the leadership and tools they need to ensure student success. EarlyBird provides teachers and literacy specialists the tools they need to identify children at risk for reading difficulties, including dyslexia, in the window when intervention is most effective – even before they formally learn to read. The results? Maximizing the joy of learning to read, cost-effective intervention, happier teachers and parents, and a school that’s recognized as a leader in education.
Reading Specialists are responsible for supporting teachers and students in their quest to gain the most foundational skill of all: reading proficiency – while being sensitive to all the conflicting priorities of a busy school environment. EarlyBird is fun for students, and quick and easy to administer, leaving more time for reading instruction. Less time on assessment, more time on intervention. The results? Higher quality interactions with students and teachers and better literacy outcomes.
Teachers are balancing a lot these days, but top of mind is understanding a child’s learning profile and shaping instruction accordingly. EarlyBird quickly assesses a child’s literacy profile based on the leading research, and points you to the activities and lessons customized for that profile, so you can move onto instruction with confidence. The results? Happier students learning earlier in the year and the confidence that comes with knowing you are offering the right support at the right time.
Parents want their children to become the best students they possibly can, while ensuring that they are confident and enthusiastic learners. But sometimes it’s hard to know if a child is on track. EarlyBird offers children a fun game to play, that lets the adults know, based on a research done at the number one pediatric hospital in America, a detailed literacy profile of each child. The results? Targeted support provided to children – early enough to make a big difference in a child’s reading success.
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