Lalilo’s adaptive learning system uses artificial intelligence to present each student with the just-right lessons and exercises, so each student’s individual needs are addressed.

Lalilo has an introductory activity, which will start automatically when students log in for the first time. Students will spend a few minutes on adaptive exercises that analyze their strengths and areas of growth. Lalilo then places students at a starting lesson that is appropriate for their skill level. (see FAQ)

For students who use Star Early Literacy/Star Reading, if a Star score is available, students will start their precision introductory activity based on the available score, instead of their grade level. Only Star Early Literacy/Star Reading tests taken within the last four months will be considered. (see FAQ)

Once students are given an individual starting point in the Lalilo curriculum, the adaptive learning technology will determine the difficulty of the content they will be presented with in each lesson. Lessons are made of various Learning Objectives, which correspond to various levels and cognitive tasks. The AI will select the correct levels and cognitive tasks within the Learning Objectives to make sure each student is within their zone of proximal development as they move along their learning progression.

Let’s take a look at lesson Word family “at”. It is structured around several Learning Objectives (LOs), varying in difficulty. Within each LO, the difficulty of the exercises will vary: the level will automatically increase or decrease, adjusting to the student’s replies. Students will see all LOs within a lesson but they won’t see all levels within an LO.

Here is the lesson’s structure:

First Learning Objective → Discovery: The student can manipulate letters to make new words. There’s only one level in this LO. The student is presented with a word (written, spoken, and illustrated), and needs to build the word with letters. Check out this example.

Second Learning Objective → Decoding: The student can decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. A word is read aloud and illustrated. Students need to click on the written form of the word.

Third Learning Objective → Recognition: The student can use knowledge of word families to match specific sequences of letters in a word The student will see a one-syllable -at word for 1 to 5 seconds before it disappears. Then they have to find it among a list of 3 letters or words.

Fourth Learning Objective → Memory Game: The student can remember and pair identical words

There’s only one level in this LO. The student needs to flip over cards that conceal -at words (example). Because there is an element of luck in this kind of exercise, the student will be able to move on to the next LO after completing this matching LO, and it will not be taken into account in their lesson success rate.

Fifth Learning Objective → Read Aloud: I can read “at” words alone, at the end of a sentence, in between other words (if microphone) If the student does not have a microphone, this LO will be automatically deactivated.

Sixth Learning Objective → Sentence Complete: The student can decode regularly spelled one-syllable words within a sentence The student has to choose the word that best completes a sentence (the sentence is visible on screen).

Seventh Learning Objective → Rhyme identification: The student can recognize written rhyming words The student has to choose the word that rhymes with the word they hear.

Eigth Learning Objective → Complete the word: The student can manipulate letters to make new words The student has to listen to a word and complete the word they hear.