Get Free Licenses for All Your Students

Complete three short e-Learning modules and unlock Zinc Explorer accounts for all your students.

Secondary English teacher reviewing online reading instruction training on a laptop

  • About 1 hour total.

  • Finish at your own pace.

  • No credit card.

  • Reading growth strategies you can apply right away.

Join the first 1,000 secondary ELA teachers nationwide.

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Want to connect with someone at Zinc before you start? Email partnerships@zinclearninglabs.com.

How It Works

A simple, fast path to free licenses:

Step 1: Enroll

  • Register for Zinc’s on-demand teacher training series (completely free).

Step 2: Complete Three Modules

  • Each module about 20 minutes and can be completed at your own pace.

Step 3: Unlock Student Licenses

  • Once you finish all three modules, you’ll complete a short survey to request Zinc Explorer licenses for your students. (1–2 teachers per school are eligible).

What you’ll do in the modules:

Example of a training module with numbered lessons on vocabulary, decoding, and fluency

Move through short, structured lessons at your own pace.

What you’ll learn in the modules:

  • Build a strong foundation for comprehension. You’ll learn how to:

    • Strengthen decoding skills

    • Reinforce vocabulary

    • Improve reading fluency

    • Support students who struggle with foundational basics

  • Teach students what to do when they read. You’ll learn how to:

    • Help students access even the most complex texts

    • Guide students to apply Zinc’s reading-strategy skills

    • Support strategic reading in any classroom

    • Improve comprehension by connecting with the writer’s meaning

  • See how Zinc fits into your daily instruction. You’ll learn how to:

    • Integrate Zinc into your class routines

    • Use assignments, reports, and pacing tools

    • Differentiate for a wide range of readers

    • Implement quick-start activities

Interactive activity where teachers sort words into categories to check understanding

Interactive units help you apply strategies right away.

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Why We’re Offering This for Free

  • Secondary education programs don’t teach you how to teach reading.

  • We’re partnering with teachers across the country to expand access to effective, research-based reading instruction.

  • The time to address America’s reading crisis is now.

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Here’s what teachers using Zinc are saying:

“I am SO excited to be able to have this for my class. It is a great program and I see the progress my students make.”

— Kelly Black, 9th & 10th Grade English, North Lenior High School, La Grange, NC

“A lot of my students said that this was the first time someone’s teaching them HOW to read, instead of just telling them to read.”

— Michaela Morris, 10th grade English Teacher, Bullard High School, Fresno, CA

Secondary students reading and discussing texts together in a classroom

Frequently Asked Questions

    • Yes; secondary ELA teachers are eligible. We offer 1–2 teachers per school free Zinc Explorer student licenses after completing the three modules.

    • About 60 minutes total.

    • Each module takes ~20 minutes and can be done at your own pace.

    • You’ll gain strategies, tips, and resources to help you build a culture of motivated, engaged readers. 

    • You’ll also receive Zinc Explorer student licenses for your classroom, access to teacher reports, and Zinc’s complete set of reading strategy lessons.

    • Once you finish all three modules and provide information about the number of Zinc Explorer licenses you’ll need, Zinc will email you within five business days.

    • Yes. All modules are asynchronous and on-demand.

    • As you complete modules, your work will be saved if you need to come back later to complete the training

Ready to Get Started?

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Have more questions?

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