Early Numeracy and Dyscalculia: Why States Are Acting Now
4 Ways RoboKind Helps Principals Support Special Education Teachers
Special education teachers are at the heart of every school community, but they’re also carrying some of the heaviest workloads. A recent article in Education Week outlined four..
Bridging the Disconnect in Math
Math instruction is at a crossroads. As Education Week recently reported, leaders often disagree on how students should learn math (Sawchuk, 2025).
From Isolation to Inspiration: The Power of Community
Teaching can feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world. Sometimes, it is because you are. You’re balancing academics, behavior, emotions, and the unique needs of every..
RoboKind Summer Recap!
Welcome back to school, educators! We hope you had a restful, adventurous, and/or informative summer to get you into gear for the new year! Here at RoboKind we had adventures and..
Why More Educators Are Making the Switch to RoboKind
When it comes to foundational instruction, most programs fall into one of two camps:
Finally—One Curriculum That Does It All (Without Burning You Out)
Finally—One Curriculum That Does It All (Without Burning You Out) If you’ve ever cobbled together reading lessons from one program, behavior strategies from another, and speech..
Meet the RoboKind Professional Learning Team!
One part of the magic of the RoboKind program is our team of Professional Learning Specialists. They’ve traveled the country and met virtually with you to ensure you’re maximizing..
Announcing The RoboKind App for Teachers!
A Flexible Learning Platform for Modern Classrooms RoboKind is excited to announce the RoboKind App! The RoboKind App is a powerful new learning platform designed to make teaching..
Announcing Supplemental Phonics for Teachers!
RoboKind is excited to announce Supplemental Phonics for Teachers! This research-based curriculum is designed to help students develop essential literacy skills. Built on the..
RoboKind Implementation: Montour School District, PA
Montour School District is a highly rated, public school district located in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. It has 3,075 students in grades K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of..
Dress Up Challenge Showcase!
In October, the RoboKind team challenged our educators to dress up their virtual avatars and robots. Check out all of the amazing submissions, showcasing the creative spirit..
From Chaos to Calm: Supporting Teachers with RoboKind’s Social Skills Curriculum
The start of the school year is an exciting time, but it can also be one of the most difficult for teachers. As they juggle new students, classroom routines, and curriculum goals,..
Exploring New Updates & Enhancements 8/30: "Choose Your Own Adventure"
The RoboKind team has been hard at work upon hearing your requests and we’re thrilled for our final round of RoboKind updates for Back to School season! It’s officially time to..
Exploring New Updates and Enhancements: "Choose Your Own Adventure"
We’re incredibly excited about our new updates and hope you’ll “Choose Your Own Adventure” to discover which ones are the most impactful to you! Select your adventure below to..
Supporting Teacher Retention with RoboKind
In a previous blog, we learned how classrooms across the country are being impacted by the SPED teacher shortage. Now more than ever, schools are searching for innovative ways to..
Language Essentials: Unlocking Reading Potential
RoboKind shares a common goal with Science of Reading programs like LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling): Empowering educators with strategies to..
Beyond Reading: Supporting Students with Dyslexia
In the first part of our "Beyond Reading" series, we explored the impact of dyslexia on students' academic and personal lives. Supporting these learners with traditional literacy..
Implementation Insights: "Breakfast Buddies" with Marshall County
Our series on Implementation Insights aims to showcase unique ways that RoboKind partners are implementingRoboKind's Full Foundations Curriculum that might be helpful to others..
Beyond Reading: Exploring the Impact of Dyslexia
Picture this: you're in class, working hard to keep up with your teacher, but every word seems to dance around the page. You can imagine how this would make it difficult to stay..
Implementation Insights: RoboKind Stations and Setup
RoboKind Reflection One question we often get during our Professional Learning Sessions is how to set up RoboKind stations in classrooms for RoboKind Full Foundations lessons.
Playful Learning: RoboKind's I-VAKT Strategies Light Up the Brain
To support student success, approaches to learning should be effective, engaging, and equitable. That's why we're reimagining learning-through-play with RoboKind's I-VAKT..
Autism Acceptance RoboKind Coloring Showcase 2024
Autism acceptance is not just a buzzword — it is action.
Connecting the Dots Between Cognitive and Motor Skill Development in SPED
Recent research from Oregon State University sheds light on the importance of the integration of cognitive and motor skill development. This is particularly paramount for young..
Capturing Creativity With The RoboKind Controller
Could one of our features to increase personalization and creativity in your classroom be hiding in plain sight in your Companion App? If you’ve ever noticed the joystick next to..
The Science of Reading in Action
EdWeek recently released an article focused on teacher time on foundational reading skills, and while "there is no magic number... it often falls to teachers to make decisions..
Building Skills to Last a Lifetime
Preparing early learners for elementary school is just the beginning. Research shows that social skills, literacy, and numeracy are not only critical for kindergarten readiness —..
Addressing the Teacher Shortage
PBS recently released a report highlighting the alarming shortage of Special Education teachers in the United States. And with over 7.5 million students with individualized..
5 Things to LOVE About RoboKind Virtual Avatars
This Valentines, we're sharing 5 things partners LOVE about Virtual Avatars, celebrating the excellent ways they engage learners!
Implementation Insights with Pike Road Schools
RoboKind's Calm Down Anywhere tools and our Safety Drill lessons are found in the Situational Module of our Full Foundations Suite. These lessons were purposefully crafted after..
Game On for Calm: RoboKind's New Lessons
RoboKind's commitment to supporting students' emotional well-being has reached new heights with the recent release of our "Calm Down Anywhere" lessons. These lessons are an..
RoboKind Spotlight: Saint John Elementary
Purposeful Partnerships Led by Dr. Sherry Tandeski, St. John Elementary has been a RoboKind partner since February of 2022. Geographically nestled between the Turtle Mountain..
RoboKind Leads the Way to Navigating the Return to Classrooms
As the holiday break concludes and students prepare to return to their classrooms, the transition can be challenging. This is especially true for students in special education..
Rooted in Research: Scarborough's Reading Rope
At RoboKind, we are committed to providing innovative and research-supported solutions for Special Education classrooms. Our Phonics program couples an innovative multisensory..
RoboKind Launches New Social Skills Lessons!
RoboKind is thrilled to announce an expansion of our Social Skills curriculum with the introduction of 14 new lessons! This latest addition is aimed at supporting student success..
RoboKind Reflection: Richland School District One
Long Term Partners Richland County School District One has been a pioneer in South Carolina since their initial RoboKind pilot in 2017 at A.C. Moore Elementary. In that initial..
Spotlighting October RoboKind Challenge Winners
October’s RK Champion Challenge In October, we wanted to highlight partners with:
"Calm Down Anywhere" Strategies for Student Success
RoboKind is set to launch a series of new lessons in the CASE-Endorsed Social Skills curriculum. Rooted in 22 evidence-based practices, these interactive lessons are tailored to..
Celebrating Student Success in South Ripley, IN
In August 2022, Anthony started kindergarten at South Ripley Elementary School in Southeastern Indiana. Alongside Math, History, Language Arts, and Science, RoboKind provides one..
The Key to Unlocking Reading: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
According to the Science of Reading, mastering phonological and phonemic awareness is the key to unlocking the world of reading. This is especially true in special education..
Celebrating the '22-'23 RK Champions
Each month we recognize RoboKind partners that have exceptional implementation, usage, outreach, or outcomes. Last year, we highlighted our overall partners in our May newsletter..
Building Classroom Community
Learning from Milo and his friends each day is a great way to begin your implementation! If you’re looking for ways to take your RoboKind game to the next level, we’ve got just..
Meet our Virtual Avatars!
Introducing RoboKind's Virtual Avatars The same RoboKind characters your students know and love are now available via Virtual Avatars! RoboKind's Virtual Avatars are..
Innovative Teaching Methods: The Heart of RoboKind Phonics
In the world of education, innovation is key. It's about finding new and effective ways to engage students, enhance learning, and make education a more enriching experience. At..
Revolutionize Phonics Instruction with RoboKind
Phonics instruction is a cornerstone of early literacy education, equipping students with the skills they need to decode words and develop reading fluency. But what if we could..
Unlocking the Power of Early Literacy with RoboKind Phonics
Early literacy helps set the foundation for a child's educational journey, influencing their ability to learn, communicate and understand the world around them. With RoboKind..
And the Winner is...
RoboKind is honored to accept the 2022 SEL Solution of the Year Supes' Choice Award from the Institute for Education Innovation (IEI). IEI brings together a group of..
RoboKind Phonics Study Validates Effectiveness
We are excited to share that our new phonics program, RoboKind Phonics, has been validated by a peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Educational Research..
How RoboKind is transforming education for autistic students in South Ripley
RoboKind designs and manufactures advanced social robots and evidence-based curriculum programs to help educators across the world improve student outcomes. One of our products is..
Help Your Students Learn to Love Reading
Learning to read can be a challenging and frustrating experience for many students, and as an educator, it can be disheartening to hear students describe reading in negative terms..
RoboKind Announces New Lessons and Product Features for Summer 2022
Just in time for the new school year, we have made several exciting new updates to the RoboKind program, including:
Closing The Gap Front Page Report: Facially-Expressive, Assistive Robots
Thanks to Marc Hagen at Closing the Gap for featuring RoboKind on the Front Page Report. Read the full article here.
Robot named 'Milo' helps special needs students in Pendleton South Carolina learn
This story was originally published by WYFF. View the full story here. PENDLETON, S.C. — Some autistic students in Anderson County are getting extra help in the classroom thanks..
Autism Acceptance: Meet Jack Morrison, our Autistic Senior Software Engineer
The Morrison household can be a chaotic scene at any given time, but the family likes it that way.
Humanoid Robot helps Autistic Students in St. John
This radio story was originally published by Prairie Public Broadcasting. View the full story here.
Meet Milo, the teaching robot at St. John School
This originial article was published by the Turtle Mountain Star on April 11, 2022 by Jason Nordmark.
Northern North Dakota School first in state to introduce students to Milo, the humanoid robot
This article and video originally aired on April 8, 2022 on KMOT.
St. John School is First in North Dakota to Adopt Humanoid Robot to Teach Social Skills
April 4, 2022 - RoboKind, an edtech company creating socially-assistive robotics programs designed to improve outcomes for autistic students, announces a new partnership with St...
Autism Acceptance RoboKind Coloring Showcase
Autism acceptance is not just a buzzword — it is action.
[VIDEO] Michigan City Schools Using Robots to Help Students
This video and article originally appeared on ABC7. See the full story here.
Ohio School for Students with Autism Introduces new Facially-Expressive Assistive Robots
This article originally appeared in The Business Journal.
Why do autistic kids respond so well to robots?
What the latest research tells us about robots for autism.
Can a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum Make the Difference?
We are approaching two years into the pandemic, and students have suffered the loss of a substantial amount of social and educational time. How has this affected autistic..
The problem with autism functioning labels - and how to fix it.
It is often one of the first questions that might be asked upon hearing that someone is autistic: “Are they high-functioning or low-functioning?”
What is camouflaging?
Camouflaging, also commonly known as masking, is a concept that many people outside of the autism community are often unaware of, even if they regularly interact with those who..
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Educators, let’s focus more on the learning process | RoboKind Recess
It’s surprising how fast children begin learning. From their first words, their first steps, or their first day of preschool, they’re full of curiosity, and that’s only satisfied..
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7 Ways To Welcome Neurodiverse Candidates
We all know businesses with talented people are more likely to succeed than companies with below-average talent, and employers are starting to see the notable benefits of having a..
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE–1: Why It Matters
Endrew, a child with autism, became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case that rejected the "merely more than de minimis" standard applied by his school and set a higher..
Robots For Autism Teach Human Emotion
When Jamie Ptacek first locked eyes with her student Isaiah, she was floored.
The School District of Manatee County Becomes First in Florida to Adopt RoboKind’s Robot and Social-Emotional Curriculum for Students with Autism
The School District of Manatee County, located in Bradenton, Florida, is the first in the state to adopt RoboKind’s robots4autism program, combined with a social-emotional..