Students, families, and staff will leverage
Rosetta Stone to enhance their
English and world language skills
SAN
MATEO, Calif., April 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Stone, the world's leading language
learning brand, has announced a new partnership with Lynn Public Schools (LPS) in Massachusetts. The district will leverage
Rosetta Stone for Schools'
comprehensive curriculum and immersive activities to develop
language skills and close equity gaps for English language learners
(ELLs). Additionally, the district will provide its staff and
students' families access to Rosetta
Stone to foster stronger collaboration across the school
community.
Lynn Public Schools takes pride
in its diverse student body, with ELL's comprising 30% of the
population, and is dedicated to ensuring that they reach their full
potential. To meet this commitment, LPS has partnered with
Rosetta Stone so that its students
can build fluency in a second language and develop skills essential
for college or a career after graduation.
Breaking down language barriers
With carefully
scaffolded lessons, interactive activities, and powerful reporting
tools, Rosetta Stone provides the
district with everything that it needs to help ELLs overcome
language obstacles and improve academic outcomes.
Rosetta Stone engages learners in
all four domains of language—reading, writing, speaking, and
listening. Its structured immersion method maximizes a student's
exposure to English, mirroring how our brains first acquire
language. Students learn intuitively through real-world images and
audio from native English speakers. There are no instructions or
translations—ELLs learn through context and reasoning, assigning
meaning to what they see and hear. These features ultimately help
ELLs build a deeper and more lasting understanding of English while
accelerating learning. The immersive environment also means that
any student, regardless of their language skills and reading level,
can benefit from Rosetta Stone.
Options for every learner
Additionally, Lynn Public Schools can leverage Rosetta Stone's immersive lessons to personalize
learning for students in world language courses. With access to 25
languages, learners have the agency to select the language that
they want to learn. For example, English-speaking students may
choose to learn Spanish to connect with their local communities,
while other learners explore Mandarin or Arabic to challenge
themselves.
Speaking aloud, early, and often
Recognizing that
speaking is fundamental to mastering languages, Rosetta Stone also prioritizes the development
of strong verbal skills. Targeted speaking practice empowers
students to develop conversational fluency, enabling them to
communicate comfortably in classroom and everyday settings.
TruAccent, the platform's speech recognition engine, provides
learners with immediate feedback on how well they spoke each word
or phrase compared to native speakers. This feature fine-tunes
their accents and boosts their confidence by showing that their
pronunciation is authentic and that they are communicating clearly.
TruAccent is one of the only speech engines that offers specific
support for children's voices.
Connecting the community
Lynn Public Schools is excited to offer
Rosetta Stone as a language learning
resource to its entire community. Staff members can use
Rosetta Stone to learn the native
languages of students and families, enabling them to better support
learners' needs. The district also encourages parental involvement
by giving family members the opportunity to participate in the same
lessons as their children.
"For our teachers who are primarily dealing with students who
speak only Spanish—how do they communicate? Rosetta Stone is a great tool where they can
learn some conversational Spanish or learn to be fluent at their
own pace," said Evonne Alvarez,
Superintendent of LPS. "We've had an inordinate amount of
teachers and staff who have asked, 'How do I pick up some Spanish
to be able to communicate with my students?'"
"Language learning promotes inclusivity through shared
communication and equips students with skills essential for success
in the classroom and beyond," said Paul
Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. "With Rosetta Stone's
immersive environment, learners of every age and background can
quickly develop fluency, build confidence, and form deeper
connections with their communities."
Close equity gaps for ELLs with Rosetta Stone for Schools
English
language learners were among those most severely affected by
academic disruptions. In fact, World-Class Instructional Design and
Assessment (WIDA) results show that ELL language development has
trended lower recently than in pre-pandemic years. To address this
challenge, Rosetta Stone gives
educators a comprehensive toolkit to help ELLs develop fluency and
succeed academically.
The platform's placement guides assist teachers in determining
which Rosetta Stone unit matches an
ELL's current proficiency level without the need for additional
testing. These guides align with English language proficiency
assessments in all 50 states and utilize results from
state-mandated English-language screeners to recommend the exact
starting unit for each student.
Educators also rely on Rosetta
Stone's customizable reporting tools to identify knowledge
gaps and provide students with lessons that best meet their needs.
Reports on student activity, usage, and progress, highlight how
ELLs are progressing through the curriculum and whether or not they
are meeting learning goals.
About Rosetta
Stone
Rosetta Stone
has dedicated itself to changing people's lives through the power
of language for more than 30 years. The company's innovative
digital solutions use advanced technology to help learners at home,
in schools, and in workplaces achieve their language goals. By
learning with Rosetta Stone, people
experience the joy of being able to read, write, and speak 25
languages, and make deeper connections with the world around them.
Rosetta Stone joined the IXL
Learning family of brands in 2021. IXL Learning includes IXL, TPT,
Wyzant, SpanishDictionary.com, ingles.com, Vocabulary.com, ABCya,
Education.com, Emmersion, and StudySpanish.com. Discover how IXL
Learning's products are shaping the future of education by
exploring its newsroom.
Press Contact
Joslyn Chesson
IXL Learning
press@ixl.com
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