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Dyslexia Screener Incubated at Boston Children’s Hospital Leverages Speech Recognition to Help Educators Identify Reading Challenges, Sooner

EarlyBird Education, developer of the game-based early literacy assessment, announced its partnership with SoapBox Labs, the speech recognition company that enables joyful learning and play experiences for kids. The integration of speech recognition technology allows educators to use the EarlyBird dyslexia screener to quickly and accurately assess pre-reading students’ oral language skills, and in turn, identify the challenges facing struggling young students before they even start reading.

EarlyBird Education Raises Funding from Lobby Capital for Game-Based Pre-Literacy Assessment

EarlyBird Education, developer of the EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, has raised $3.5 million in funding, led by venture capital firm Lobby Capital. In addition, David Hornik, founding partner at Lobby Capital and founder of the Lobby Conferences, will join the EarlyBird Education Board of Directors.

Superintendents Select EarlyBird Education as the Winner of the 2021 Supes’ Choice K-12 Newcomer Award

EarlyBird Education has been named a winner for the K-12 Newcomer Award in the inaugural Supes’ Choice Awards, the only education industry award judged exclusively by school district superintendents.

EarlyBird Global EdTech Startup Awards 2021

EarlyBird Education Selected as a Regional Semi-Finalist in the Global EdTech Startup Awards 2021

The Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESAwards), the largest edtech competition and community in the world, has chosen EarlyBird Education as a 2021 Regional Semi-Finalist. EarlyBird Education is one of nine companies from the United States and Canada selected to participate in the East Coast Semi-Finals.

Schools and District Elect to Adopt EarlyBird

MSAD #11 Pilot Program Leads to District-Wide EarlyBird Adoption

After participating in a pilot trial of the new EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, schools and districts across the United States have chosen to adopt EarlyBird for the 2021-22 school year. Developed and scientifically validated at Boston Children’s Hospital in partnership with faculty at the Florida Center for Reading Research, EarlyBird brings together all the relevant predictors of reading in one easy-to-administer assessment, and provides teachers with customized action plans and resources for each student.

EarlyBird Education Introduces Game-Based Screener

Two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders are not reading at a proficient level, and reading difficulties are often identified too late for students to catch up with their peers, even with intervention. To help schools identify children at risk for reading difficulties before they start struggling with reading, EarlyBird Education today announces the nationwide release of the EarlyBird game-based screener.

EarlyBird Education Raises Funding for Game-Based Pre-Literacy Assessment

What if a short digital game for young children could help lower the high school drop out rate? That’s a long-range goal of a new effort by a team from Boston Children’s Hospital in collaboration with Florida State University, which has developed a 15 to 20-minute game that tests children’s early literacy skills and generates a red flag for those in need of extra support.

Identifying Issues with Early Literacy Difficulties

The Game that Can Spot Preschoolers at Risk for Reading Deficits

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