Scale Reading Growth Across Your District
Zinc offers practical, research-based reading strategy instruction that helps secondary students understand more, stay motivated, and become stronger readers.
A streamlined approach built for classrooms, schools, and districts. Training is one hour, student access is free for qualifying teachers, and results are measurable within weeks.
The Literacy Problem We All See
Most secondary students can read the words but struggle to explain the ideas. Teachers juggle packed schedules, multiple learning needs, and heavy grading workloads. Without explicit instruction in reading strategies, comprehension gaps persist and motivation drops.
Key challenges:
Comprehension breaks down, even for students who decode well
Traditional materials fail to hold student attention consistently
Differentiation is hard to scale across full classes
Workloads limit time for analyzing student reading needs
How Zinc Supports Schools and Districts
1. Fast, Effective Professional Learning
School and district leaders can assign Zinc’s online teacher training to key staff. It takes one hour, covers essential classroom-ready instruction, and requires zero budget to begin.
2. Purpose-Driven, Choice-Based Reading for Students
Students work at personalized levels and choose topics that matter to them. Texts are authentic and current, strategy lessons are short and interactive, and teachers maintain one consistent protocol for all learners.
3. Clear Data, Less Uncertainty
Zinc’s reports give administrators and teachers visibility into reading progress. You can track class and school growth, view completion trends, and identify patterns that help guide instructional planning.
4. Flexible Fit for Any Model
Zinc works whether you are strengthening core literacy, supporting intervention blocks, or boosting engagement during independent reading time. Schools keep control over usage, assignments, and pacing expectations.
Early Results from Zinc Classrooms
While reading challenges are complex, growth patterns are clear: When students receive strategy instruction in short bursts, with autonomy and high-interest texts, comprehension and stamina rise quickly.
“In August, 86% of my 9th-grade students were below grade level, and 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! We use Zinc 10 minutes a day, every other week.”
— Priscilla Barrera, English 1 Lead Teacher at IDEA San Juan College Prep, Texas
Four Steps to Stronger Reading Skills
Implementation Pathway
Register your school leadership or teacher leads
Assign the one-hour training
Activate student licenses for classrooms or grade groups
Track reading progress through administrator dashboards
Ready to Lead a District-Wide Reading Shift?
Zinc already speaks your language: student choice, reading growth, and realistic teacher workflows.
No cost to explore. No extra setup. Just a better way to boost reading comprehension.
Funding Guide
Zinc Learning Labs provides scalable solutions, designed to close gaps for students and ease stressors for teachers. Supporting secondary students from a grade three to post-secondary reading levels with a variety of activities and scaffolds means that Zinc is an effective tool for struggling readers and excelling readers alike.
