Philadelphia READS aims to provide access to books and community programs to foster a love of reading and increase literacy in Philadelphia. They do this through four core literacy programs: Power Partners, Reading Olympics, the Jacoby Book Bank and Summer READS. Through these programs, they serve approximately 27,800 children and 600 educators annually.
Learn More ↗Philadelphia READS provides out-of-school programs to increase literacy rates among grade-school students. One of these programs is the yearly Reading Olympics. Teams of students read books from a specified book list and prepare to answer questions about the books. One drawback is that these programs are all tied to in-person interactions and Philadelphia READS does not have resources for students while they are at home or on the go.
We worked with Philadelphia READs and their professionals to develop a tablet-friendly web application that allows students to prepare for the Reading Olympics, and provides helpful information for parents on how to be involved in their children's learning.
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Users can complete quizzes to test themselves on past and present Reading Olympics book lists.
Users can conveniently find a specific book by title or author name. Filters are provided to refine search results further.
Provides incentivization for students to continually use the page by allowing them to track their progress through badges.
Parents can get involved in their child’s learning through tips provided here.
Administrators can easily update and create new books or quizzes as well as perform other administrative tasks.
Xuan Li Product Manager
David Wang Tech Lead
Alice Fang Software Developer
Helena Chi Software Developer
Josh Byster Software Developer
Melody Felix Software Developer
Michael Leon Software Developer