Looking for a fresh way to ignite a love of reading in your classroom or library this school year? Say hello to Reading Challenges in Sora, a brand-new feature designed to turn everyday reading into a fun, motivating adventure for students and educators alike. Whether…
There’s something magical about the start of a new school year. A pack of newly sharpened pencils, picking out a few fresh, blank notebooks, the crisp notes of fall in the air – in some ways, it feels like a new beginning (even though the…
There’s nothing like a good summer romance to hook young adult readers – and few books have managed to capture hearts quite like Jenny Han’s bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty series (now in the third and final season of its streaming adaptation). From themes…
Your students are reading at a record-breaking rate this year! At the end of June, our global Sora Sweet Reads program hit ONE MILLION checkouts, and we couldn’t be more excited. Whether you’re on summer break or in the middle of your school year (depending…
We’re thrilled to share that the Sora platform has once again been recognized as a standout edtech solution – this time as a Tech & Learning Best of Show winner at ISTELive 25 in the Primary Education category. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Sora has received this…
Summer is the perfect time for families to relax. But it’s also a time when kids are at risk of losing ground in their reading skills. Enter Sora Sweet Reads, a free annual summer reading program available through the Sora student reading platform. The program,…
By: Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia, Social Media Specialist Back in the summer of 2014, over a decade ago, I stumbled upon a book that would shape my high school reading life: We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart. It had everything my 16-year-old self was looking for –…
With the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon hitting theaters, now is the perfect time to take advantage of its big screen buzz and refresh your school or district’s digital collection with read-alike adventures sure to cast a spell over your student readers this…
The Sora Spotlight series profiles educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their creative strategies to get more students reading digitally. To inspire us all to find new ways to reach learners across our communities, we’ve asked them to share their…
As the school year winds down, you might already be thinking ahead—not just to summer reading, but to how you can best support students’ literacy development year-round. If you’re looking to boost engagement and close literacy gaps across grade levels, now is the time to…
The Sora Spotlight series profiles educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their creative strategies to get more students reading digitally. To inspire us all to find new ways to reach learners across our communities, we’ve asked them to share their…
April showers bring May…Sweet Reads! Our Sora Sweet Reads program is back for 2025 – and dare we say it’s better than ever? This year, our collection is even bigger, giving your students more choices to kick the summer reading slide. The Sora Sweet Reads…
