Product Updates

We’re working on some BIG things (hint, hint). In the meantime, here are some quick updates and enhancements we’ve made to BookNook this month: PLATFORM UPDATES + BUG FIXES Improved layout of the reading classroom so books can be opened when answering questions as expected Resolved a bug when capturing student attendance if they had a connection issue within the first minute of joining a session

This month, we have some exciting quality-of-life improvements to share with you, including: Usability improvements to the Students export on the Students tab Streamlined a tutor’s ability to enable Spanish support during a reading lesson

Happy New Year! This month, we’ve continued with some incremental improvements to the platform, including the following items: Improved tracking for changes to tutoring appointments Updated a student’s reading level history to better align with BookNook lesson bands (released in November 2023) Front end UI general improvements

Updated connections between the Tutor Portal and the BookNook platform Fixed student appointment counts on the student attendance report Fixed issue with bulk updated appointments reporting incorrectly Improved network error handling during user connection issues

BookNook Lesson Bands are designed to elevate your tutoring experience, providing a structured and comprehensive approach to organizing our lesson content. Now, each grade level from K-8 will have three distinct Lesson Bands: Beginning of year (BOY) Middle of year (MOY) End of year (EOY) Within each band, you'll find lessons meeting the rigor and expectations for that time of year in the corresponding grade level.  This is determined by lesson components such as text complexity, standard...

Say hello to “Synchronous Sessions,” the dynamic evolution of our small group and 1:1 reading sessions. This new name perfectly captures the essence of these sessions: a synchronous learning experience where tutors and students connect in real-time. These sessions offer an interactive and engaging learning environment, fostering meaningful connections and accelerating student progress. 

Lessons have an enhanced reading experience for both our readers and guides. The updated book display is responsive, which means that books will adjust automatically to fit any screen size seamlessly. Additionally, there are now Next and Previous arrows on all books, along with book sizing options, making it easier for users to enjoy reading books without any hassle.