Distance Learning Platforms

A list of Minnesota approved learning platforms covering various topics and skill levels.

Topics
Funded by
Literacy Level
CASAS Score
TABE Score
Commercial – Purchase Required

Northern Star Online is a consortium of school districts that offer credit recovery classes for students working on diploma credits. This is a stand-alone program (not for a blended classroom).

For these literacy levels

TABE Score
584-800
Commercial – Purchase Required

140 self-paced courses cover general education and special education environments.

For these literacy levels

CASAS Score
221 and greater
Commercial – Purchase Required

The virtualJobShadow.com (VJS) platform provides career and college pathway resources including custom lessons, job shadowing videos, career/internship/college research databases, and resume & cover letter templates.

For these literacy levels

CASAS Score
221 and higher
TABE Score
All scores
Commercial – Purchase Required

Precipio is a digital learning platform with over 15,000 videos in areas from tech skills to customer service to programming to management. Percipio helps prepare students to pass exams such as the Microsoft Office Specialist and CompTIA exams as well as develop skills for a successful career.

For these literacy levels

CASAS Score
221 and higher
TABE Score
458 and higher
Commercial – Purchase Required

Putting English to Work combines Vocational ESL (VESL) with life skills training designed to help students excel in the workplace, at home, in their families and communities.

For these literacy levels

CASAS Score
Reading score 185 and higher
Free
Free

Quill allows students to practice grammar, punctuation, sentence combining, etc. at starter, intermediate and advanced levels. 

For these literacy levels

CASAS Score
All levels
TABE Score
All levels
Commercial – Purchase Required

Reading Horizons provides a detailed guide and resources for implementing research-based reading and spelling instruction in the classroom.

Commercial – Purchase Required

Reading Plus helps students gain the skills needed to become independent readers through adaptive, personalized instruction and differentiation. It presents increasingly complex texts that match a student's reading level and interests, providing scaffolds to improve mental focus and visual efficiency.

    Topics

    For these literacy levels

    CASAS Score
    201-210
    TABE Score
    458-510
    Commercial – Purchase Required

    Reading Skills for Today’s Adults (RSTA) Professional Edition is a comprehensive basic literacy program, with activities for native English and native Spanish speakers. 

    For these literacy levels

    CASAS Score
    Greater than 201
    TABE Score
    All scores
    Free
    Free

    ReadTheory focuses on helping students learn to read and think critically.

    For these literacy levels

    CASAS Score
    Greater than 201
    TABE Score
    All scores