Put Your District Fully in the Driver's Seat
XanEdu's Custom Content will put your district fully in the driver’s seat, working with you to create custom curriculum materials that meet the specific needs of your students. We listen and propose a solution to match your needs, vision, and budget. We supply the content and design experts to develop content, procure copyright permissions, design the layout, print, and ship you the physical books and materials. Saving you hundreds, if not thousands of hours.
Follow spotlights on three common challenges:
- Need for affordable curriculum
- Addressing state & local mandates
- Improving reading comprehension
Spotlight:
Affordable Customizations
Despite a high level of customization, the total cost for 56,000 readers was less than what the district had originally allocated for the project — less expensive than a comparable order of traditional textbooks.
“I thought custom curriculum development sounded great. However, a lot of things that sound great cost six times our budget and are simply impossible for us. As I continued meeting with XanEdu, however, their estimates actually were within our budget and it became clear that working with them would be possible. They asked helpful questions, which helped me solidify my vision so that we could create a product that fit our needs and budget."
- District Curricular Specialist
Spotlight:
Using Local History to Address State Mandates
With state mandates requiring the teaching of ethnic studies, finding a resource to check all the necessary boxes – for the school board, administrators, teachers, and students – wouldn’t be an easy task.
For one district, they needed a unique resource that would support the African American Studies requirements, while at the same time introducing the contributions and experiences of local African Americans.
Spotlight:
Improve Reading Comp
The Baseball Experiment
Knowledge about a topic has a greater impact on comprehension than “generalized reading ability.” In fact, with sufficient prior knowledge, this study demonstrated that students with lower reading abilities performed similarly to students with higher ability. In fact, the gap in comprehension isn’t solely a gap in skills, it is also a gap in knowledge.
Cognitive science has shown that the primary factor in whether you’re able to understand what you read is whether you possess relevant background knowledge and vocabulary.
If kids dive into history and geography beginning in the early grades, they’re likely to become better readers — and when it’s presented engagingly, they thoroughly enjoy it.
- Natalie Wexler, author of The Knowledge Gap
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