iStartSmart^® by Hatch uses adaptive learning technology to develop 18 core skills and empowers teachers to easily monitor each child’s progress.

Engaging Activities for Children

Individualized Learning at Their Fingertips

Playful, educational tablet games and apps for kids support an engaging learning environment that maximizes a child's cognitive development while automatically monitoring their progress. With the touch of a finger, children choose where they want to go and the system serves up scaffolded lessons that focus on skill levels unique to each child. iStartSmart Mobile takes the guesswork out of what children need to learn each day and the system ensures each child remains in their optimal learning zone.

 

 

Monitors Progress as Kids Play

Identify Intervention Opportunities in Real-Time

iStartSmart Mobile revolutionizes the tablet classroom experience, capturing child progress automatically while they play. Teachers can quickly and easily understand the diverse needs of every child and the data rolls up into classroom, school and district level dashboards. With the Hatch RMS, administrators now have a pulse on early learner progress like never before!

Login to iStartSmart Mobile for a New Look at Progress

Children Launch Learning with Photo Login

Just by recognizing their own face, children can enter their personalized learning environment with our proprietary and secure login process designed for early learners. With authenticated login, iStartSmart Mobile ensures the child has signed in under their account and places the child’s picture at the top of the Hatch Tablet at all times, so the teacher can verify at a glance who is using the system. Children don’t need to know how to recognize or type their name or a password, making it the ideal method for early learners to access mobile technology independently.
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Adapts Learning to Each Child’s Style

iStartSmart Shell Squad Games provide personalized learning experiences that turn math and literacy lessons into adventures! The system adapts difficulty based on each child’s progression through scaffolded levels and mastery of basic skills before unlocking more advanced activities. If a child has difficulty, the system models the activity and prompts them to ask a teacher for help if they continue to struggle. With playful, but purposeful games and positive reinforcement, children are engaged in differentiated instruction that helps them learn the core skills necessary for future success.

Based on Research & Exceeds Standards

iStartSmart Mobile was designed by educators for educators to help teachers align their classrooms with the highest state and national standards and the latest strategies in early childhood research. The games and activities created by early learning experts provide a platform for rich cognitive development and make learning concepts approachable. iStartSmart is build on principles of positive and responsive interaction with encouraging and constructive feedback that builds confidence and a sense of accomplishment. The system uses rich, descriptive language recorded by a licensed speech pathologist.

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Monitor Child Progress & Focus Learning

-- In an instant, teachers can understand exactly how their children are developing individually or as a class in 18 core skill areas. Teacher can refocus activities so the child can spend more time developing a particular skill set if necessary. Progress monitoring reports aid in frequent and accurate assessment of each child, making it easy to identify and assist struggling students and even track program accountability.

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Progress Monitoring Reports in the Cloud

 iStartSmart automatically captures and monitors progress data while children play and learn. Detailed information is captured in the Hatch RMS providing graphical, dashboard-style reports showing early learner progress across 18 skill areas. Compare classrooms and schools to spot problems and accomplishments faster! Objective data automatically collected helps validate assessments your teachers are already doing manually.

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