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News-O-Matic: Your All-in-One Digital Literacy Solution for Canadian Classrooms

Supporting nonfiction reading across Canada in English and French

• Original, relevant Canadian and global news stories published every weekday (52 weeks a year), written by professional journalists and educators.
• A library of over 16,000 articles tailored to differentiated reading levels (300L–1200L), meeting the diverse literacy needs of students in Grades K–8 across all provinces and territories
• Cross-Curricular Integration: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Social-Emotional Learning — with content that fosters critical thinking, citizenship, and 21st-century skills, aligned with provincial goals.
• Authentic “Read-to-Me” audio recordings support emergent readers, English language learners, and auditory learners with natural voice narration.
• Safe and age-appropriate content, reviewed by a child psychologist.
• Human translations available in French, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin.
• Thousands of comprehension questions and critical thinking prompts, scaffolded to support provincial achievement standards and inquiry-based learning.
• Engaging multimedia features, including videos, infographics, polls, and interactive maps.
• A rich content library and thematic units to enhance teaching and learning — supporting educators with ready-to-use resources aligned with Canadian events, holidays, and themes, including Orange Shirt Day, Earth Day, and National Indigenous Peoples Day.