One of the key advantages of digital books that we’ve heard about from our partners before is that it’s much simpler to deliver books to students in languages other than English. If you have a large population of English language learners (ELLs) but you’re not…
For 10 years, readers all over the world have come together for Big Library Read! From cooking up a storm with Art of the Pie to learning the other side of the story in The Other Einstein and celebrating Indigenous voices with A Snake Falls…
It’s hard to believe it, but (somehow) the year is almost over. The calendar year, that is. For North American schools, the holidays are less an end point than a waystation – a rest stop before heading into the final (and some might say longest)…
Your first magazine subscription is almost like a rite of passage. When I was growing up, my mom and I used to share issues of Reader’s Digest – but the rule was, with few exceptions, that she got to read it first. So as a…
I admit it – I don’t really like horror. Movies, that is. I have an overactive imagination, and even the dumbest horror films are guaranteed to have me contemplating sleeping with the lamp on for a night or two. Books, however, are a different story….
Chances are, your students are crazy for comics. (In fact, according to one School Library Journal survey, 61% of school librarians have noticed a significant increase in interest in graphic novels and manga over the past few years). And why not? They offer lots of…
Are you headed to the American Association of School Librarians National Conference (Oct. 19-21) in Tampa Bay, FL this year? If so, you won’t want to miss a stop at the Sora booth (Booth #509). You can learn about the latest digital book trends straight…
Learning how to read – and learning how you prefer to read – can be a very personal journey. For many students, it might take a little trial and error before they identify the mode of learning or reading format that works best for them…
By: Kristen Hein, Account Manager The Sora Spotlight series showcases educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their innovative strategies to implement the platform and engage students. Now, we’re looking to them to share their stories so that we can all…
By now, you’re probably all-too familiar with the classic books that students can’t get enough of. The Diary of a Wimpy Kids. The Harry Potters. The Summer I Turned Pretty. The Hunger Games. Pete the Cat. And so on, and so on. All of those…
The science of reading is very much a hot topic this school year, as schools across the U.S. adopt more evidence-based strategies to spark a turnaround in reading proficiency among students. Teaching phonics is a key cornerstone of this approach, with research showing that 60%…
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist ‘Twas the night before Read an Ebook Day and all through the land Readers were deciding what book to have in hand. With so many to pick from, it feels impossible to choose. Luckily with ebooks there’s no…
