College Board honors Zinc with
the CEO Breakthrough Award for
“dedication, persistence, and unique achievement
in student engagement, secondary reading growth,
and meaningful test prep.”
Zinc in the Classroom
Teachers love Zinc’s differentiated resources and embedded reading strategies. Hear from real educators using Zinc Reading Ignition to build confidence and inspire a love of reading.
30% of students who complete Zinc’s Reading Ignition grow by at least one reading level (that’s 1.5 grade levels of growth).
Zinc and Science of Reading
Science of Reading reforms focus on elementary instruction but leave a critical gap in support for middle and high school learners. Zinc's platform fills that gap and offers robust, evidence-based reading programs that deliver results.
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“Zinc has helped me raise my AIR test scores. The classroom runs smoother because the information is centrally located and the students know on certain days to just come in and start doing their Zinc work.”
Greg Jones, 10th-Grade ELA Teacher
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“Wow! Reading levels improved based on standardized tests and Lexile levels. Students were no longer afraid of taking the tests.”
Jean Trahant, 6th-Grade ELA Teacher
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“Zinc helps with enriching students’ vocabulary and content skills. I have seen my students learn an amazing amount of grade-level content words. My intermediate ELLs are mastering rhetorical and figurative terms to prepare for state EOC exams.”
-Julie Swobodzinski, 10th-Grade ELD Teacher
Zinc’s Proven Efficacy for Raising Teen Reading Levels
A 2021 College Board study found that, in a randomized, controlled trial, a Zinc conscious-reading intervention had a significant effect on PSAT reading scores.
