OgStar Reading vs Poppins Learning

OgStar Reading is an Orton-Gillingham Plus structured literacy curriculum for early readers, dyslexic students, English language learners, and struggling students ages 4–13. Lessons are designed for independent learning and include handwriting and speech recognition feedback, synchronized audio and visuals, voice-over correction, and word pronunciation. Reading adventures, mini-games, and rewards add engagement activities. Students can practice phonics and spelling, while teachers can assign lessons and follow progress in a teacher portal; performance data is also available to schools and parents. The school offering describes rostering and single sign-on and displays Clever certification badges. OgStar runs on iPad and in Chrome on a touchscreen computer or a computer with an attached writing pad. It has a free plan, and visitors can request a free trial of the web-based Chrome OS version; no trial duration is stated. Annual Chrome licenses are listed at $40 a year per student for schools and $50 a year per student for individual students.

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