What's new
NEW: Placement test, older beginner course, and an authentic conversation experience
We’re introducing some exciting new features for Fall 2024 that will make the Joy School experience for you and your students even better!
- Placement test for new users
- Older elementary newcomer course
- Authentic conversation experience
- Individual student assignments
Placement test
The new placement test is given to students who are new to Joy School English. It takes just a few minutes and automatically places students in levels 1-3 according to their results. Students who have already been using Joy School English will resume where they left off and won’t take the placement test.
Older elementary newcomer course
We're excited to introduce a brand-new course specifically designed for your older elementary newcomers. This course is ideal for second-grade students and older who’ve had very limited exposure to the English language. The rigorous and age-appropriate curriculum will:
- Accelerate speaking confidence for newcomers
- Get newcomers reading English faster
- Engage older students with age-appropriate content
- Reinforce character-building values
Authentic conversation experience
Kady Chain is our groundbreaking AI-driven conversation experience that encourages students to practice speaking. Kids can have authentic, open-ended conversations in a safe environment with animated characters Kady, Dotty, and Kip on any topic they choose. The AI characters help keep the conversation on-topic and kid-appropriate.
Individual student assignments
In addition to making class assignments, teachers can now create specific assignments for individual students or groups to better tailor instruction to their needs.
What else is new?
We've made a lot more enhancements to student activities and Teacher Portal, as well as some behind-the-scenes improvements, including:
- Unique theme songs for each level
- Optimized Daisy Chain activity for better performance
- Updated Beehive focusing on activities not seen in the usual sequence
- Access to Teacher Menu directly from Teacher Portal
Need help getting started?
Don't worry, we've got you covered! Find answers to frequently asked questions on our Start page, like how to print student QR codes, how to make custom assignments, or how to view student passcodes. You can also download teacher resources including the scope and sequence, lesson plans, and student consumables.
You can also reach a member of our Customer Joy team by clicking on the chat button in the lower right-hand corner of this web page.
Interested? Let's talk!
Whether you're already a customer looking to expand to serve your Older Newcomers or you're just curious to see if Joy School English is right for you, contact us and let's talk!
Success story: Hayuma
Hayuma didn't speak any English when he started using Joy School English as a transitional kindergarten student in California. Initially he relied on hand gestures to communicate. Watch the video below and see how his English language skills and speaking confidence quickly blossomed, along with his social and emotional learning.
"He comes to school excited, happy, proud, and that just makes me walk away feeling like a success. He's just made so much progress. I'm so proud of him."
Hayuma's teacher, San Jose CA
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