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Finally, A Reading Solution Built for Middle and High School Students

How Zinc Builds Stronger, More Independent Readers

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Starts at the
Right Level

Identifies each student’s starting point and provides appropriately challenging, age-respectful reading experiences.

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Teaches What to DO
While Reading

Shows students what to do when meaning begins to break down—and gives them repeated opportunities to practice.

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Builds Motivation through
Progress and Choice

Student choice, relevant texts and visible wins help readers build confidence and take on greater challenges.

A WORKING CONFERENCE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS

The New Zinc ELA Classroom Design Lab

February 19–20, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

Bring your classroom challenges. Build reading solutions together.

Join middle and high school teachers and instructional coaches to explore what helps teens become stronger, more motivated readers—and develop approaches to try in your classroom.

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See What Students Experience in Zinc

Why Schools Choose Zinc

Works Across a Wide Range
of Readers

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Automatically differentiates reading experiences from 3rd grade through college-level while preserving access to meaningful, age-respectful content.

Strengthens the Reading
You’re Already Teaching

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Use Zinc alongside core instruction, intervention, test preparation or independent reading. Flexible assignments support a whole class, a small group or an individual student.

Makes Growth Visible

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Students see evidence of their progress, while educators gain insight into participation, needs and instructional next steps.

What Happens When Students Know What to Do

"I worked as a technology coach in schools for nearly a decade, and there are very few programs I’ve ever truly evangelized for. Zinc has consistently felt like one of those rare tools where the technology actually supports strong literacy instruction rather than getting in the way of it."

- Gillian Riley, Middle School ELA, Georgia

See How Teachers Are Using Zinc
“Since implementing Zinc, our 8th-grade scores on the Colorado Achievement Test have skyrocketed, and my test results are consistently among the highest in the district.”

—Nick Brummer, 8th-grade ELA Lead Teacher, Eagle Valley Middle School, CO

See How Zinc Helps Teachers
“Zinc solved the problems of student fear of big words and boredom with reading. Vocab engages students, and the close reading teaches them how to understand tough reads.”

—Whitney Ann Lewis, SAT/ACT prep, Horry County, SC

See How Zinc Helps Teachers
“In August, 86% of my 9th-grade students were below grade level (60% were below 4th-grade level). By November, 53% were up at least one grade level and 30% were up by at least TWO grade levels!”

—Priscilla Barrera, English 1 Lead Teacher, IDEA San Juan College Prep, TX

See How Zinc Helps Teachers
“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, Fresno, CA

See How Zinc Helps Teachers
“Our reading scores have been going down. Kids just don’t seem to have the stamina to keep reading. We really liked how Zinc Ignition builds that ability to focus through engaging them in close reading.”

—Shannon Schumacher, Instructional Coach, Campbell County, KY

See How Zinc Helps Teachers

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Growth reporting and standards alignment

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I’m a School or District Leader

Support your school or district with the full range of Zinc features, including:

Comprehensive content libraries
Additional assessments and test-prep programs
Teacher-assigned content connected to classroom instruction
Enhanced reporting and instructional tools

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Help more students become
strong, confident readers.

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Finally, A Reading Solution Built for Middle and High School Students

Other reading programs for teens offer leveled texts and tests. Zinc teaches students what to DO when reading—so they can comprehend as texts get more complex, and you can focus on teaching.

How Zinc Builds Stronger, More Independent Readers

Starts at the Right Level

Teaches What to DOWhile Reading

Builds Motivation throughProgress and Choice

The New Zinc ELA Classroom Design Lab

Why Schools Choose Zinc

Works Across a Wide Rangeof Readers

Strengthens the Reading You’re Already Teaching

Makes Growth Visible

What Happens When Students Know What to Do

"I worked as a technology coach in schools for nearly a decade, and there are very few programs I’ve ever truly evangelized for. Zinc has consistently felt like one of those rare tools where the technology actually supports strong literacy instruction rather than getting in the way of it."

“Since implementing Zinc, our 8th-grade scores on the Colorado Achievement Test have skyrocketed, and my test results are consistently among the highest in the district.”

“Zinc solved the problems of student fear of big words and boredom with reading. Vocab engages students, and the close reading teaches them how to understand tough reads.”

“In August, 86% of my 9th-grade students were below grade level (60% were below 4th-grade level). By November, 53% were up at least one grade level and 30% were up by at least TWO grade levels!”

“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.”

“Our reading scores have been going down. Kids just don’t seem to have the stamina to keep reading. We really liked how Zinc Ignition builds that ability to focus through engaging them in close reading.”