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Responsive reading with global impact.
Bring joy, confidence, and global citizenship to reading.
Responsive reading with global impact.
Bring joy, confidence, and global citizenship to reading.
Powerful tools for Educators
Create customized assignments from Simbi’s diverse Library
Organize group Read-a-Thons with Simbi’s motivating Leaderboards
View reading insights that target strengths & areas for improvement
Listen-in to learners’ narrations and provide verbal feedback
Set up your class in 5 minutes
Getting started with Simbi for Educators is easy with step-by-step video.
Foster lifelong reading habits while creating global impact
Empower kids to be changemakers
On Simbi’s unique Read for Good platform, learners give back by sharing their voices to help others. Introduce social-emotional topics such as social justice, resilience and global citizenship.
Learners earn volunteer hours
As students narrate books for others to hear, they earn volunteer hours automatically. Certificates can be downloaded to celebrate reading, or submit for service hours.
Thousands of books to choose from
Explore diverse content from top publishers, always free of ads, and available any time of day.
Assess students’ reading skills
Learners are encouraged to respond to reflective TellMe questions after reading.
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Professional Development
Join our leadership events to access training and professional materials from fellow leaders in literacy.
Learning Materials
Access activities & materials developed by our teacher team for you and your students.
Author Visits & Events
Join wonderful Simbi authors as they share their books, and touch on both light-hearted and important themes.
Challenge your Reader with a Read-a-thon
Inspire your class to create global impact with their voices.
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Vancouver Talmud Torah School used Simbi to champion global citizenship, and read more than 300 books during literacy week.
Students at Twajiji Primary school in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement doubled reading fluency in 3 months with Simbi.
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See how educator Denise uses Simbi in her classroom.
Why Simbi over other reading platforms?
Simbi Plus provides educators with invaluable reading data to enhance responsive teaching through Listen-ins & verbal feedback, the TellMe comprehension tool, reading assignments, and even more powerful features!
Is it easy to switch to Simbi from another reading program?
Absolutely! Getting started with Simbi is a breeze. We offer fluency passages for each grade level to benchmark reading levels. Our literacy experts carefully level each book according to Fountas & Pinell’s text descriptions, as well as Adrienne Gear’s Gear Levels.
We have a helpful Simbi Reading Levels Correlation Chart to help you switch from many other reading programs!
Do you offer a school account?
We do offer school accounts! Our Simbi at School accounts bring Simbi across the school community. We also provide customized professional development. If you’d like to get more information or a quote, set up a demo with our team.
Do you offer any support or training?
We want you to take advantage of Simbi fully. That’s why our helpful guides, live chat, on-demand webinars, and email support are included for free with every account! For those that prefer a live training experience, our Simbi at School accounts have you covered! Book a demo to get started.