Learning Pathways: Reading Journeys
Students Actually Complete
Build guided reading journeys, text studies, and subject guides - mixing books, TV4Education videos, and more. Add quizzes to make it competitive. Track every student in real time.
One tool. Every reading program you run.
Guided reading. Text studies. Subject guides. Quizzes for fun. Multimedia journeys. All built inside SmartSuite Library - no extra platforms, no extra logins.
Guided Reading Journeys
Build ordered reading lists with teacher notes, reading goals, and comprehension check-ins at each step. Assign to a class or individual students and watch completion in real time.
Quizzes for Fun & Comprehension
Attach comprehension quizzes to any book or resource. Students compete for top scores on class leaderboards - turning reading into a game without needing a separate quiz platform.
Text Studies
Structure a deep-dive into a novel or short text. Organise chapters, teacher annotations, discussion questions, and quiz checkpoints into a single, shareable pathway.
Subject Highlights
Curate a subject-specific resource collection - key books, articles, and videos - for Humanities, Science, English, or any curriculum area. Updated in one place, seen by every student.
Multimedia Learning Journeys
Go beyond books. Mix SmartSuite Library catalogue titles with TV4Education documentaries and movie adaptations, YouTube clips, and teacher-written content into one rich, engaging pathway.
From blank page to published pathway
in under 10 minutes
No training required. No IT ticket. No extra login. Everything lives inside SmartSuite Library.
Add your resources
Pick books from your SmartSuite Library catalogue, embed TV4Education videos or YouTube clips, and add teacher notes. Arrange them in any order.
Attach quizzes
Write comprehension or fun quiz questions for each resource - multiple choice, true/false, short answer. Set a pass threshold to gate progression.
Assign and track
Assign to a class, year level, or individual students. See progress and quiz scores in real time. Export results for classroom teachers.
Books are just the beginning.
Mix your catalogue with TV4Education's 180,000+ video library, YouTube clips, and teacher-written content - in one pathway students follow in the same portal.
SmartSuite Library Catalogue
Every book in your library is available to add. When a student taps it, SmartSuite Library shows availability, lets them place a hold, or links to the eBook - all in context.
TV4Education Videos
180,000+ ad-free, curriculum-aligned documentaries and movie adaptations. Embed them directly in a pathway - students watch without leaving SmartSuite Library. Perfect for novel studies with screen adaptations.
YouTube & Web Resources
Embed any YouTube clip or external link alongside your books and videos. Add teacher annotations so students know what to watch for. Pathway, video, quiz - all in one place.
Turn reading into friendly competition - no third-party platform needed.
Attach comprehension quizzes to any book or video. Students see their scores, compare with classmates on a class leaderboard, and try to beat their own best. Reading becomes a game - inside the library portal they already use.
- Multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer question types
- Set pass thresholds - students must pass before moving forward
- Class leaderboards show scores and spark friendly competition
- Question banks shareable across your whole school network
- Automatic scoring with per-question feedback for students
Why did Wilbur cry out at the beginning of the story?
Know exactly where every reader is.
Real-time dashboards for teacher-librarians. Shareable reports for classroom teachers. Evidence of curriculum impact for school leadership.
Class-level view
See which students have completed each pathway, their quiz scores, and time to completion. Filter by class, year level, or individual student.
Quiz leaderboards
Per-pathway and per-quiz leaderboards surface top performers and show each student where they rank. Healthy competition drives more reading.
Exportable reports
Generate PDF or spreadsheet reports to share with classroom teachers and school leadership. Demonstrate the library's curriculum impact with data.
Finally - a tool that proves your curriculum impact.
Teacher-librarians are curriculum leaders. Learning Pathways gives you measurable, reportable evidence to show leadership what the library actually delivers.
Curriculum-aligned pathways
Build pathways that directly map to English, Humanities, or any other curriculum area. Share them across your whole school network.
No third-party subscriptions
No Accelerated Reader. No separate quiz platform. No extra logins for students. Everything is built into SmartSuite Library - already in your budget.
Build once, run every year
Create a pathway once and reuse it year after year. Update resources or quizzes at any time without starting from scratch.
Student-facing - not just admin
Students see their pathways, scores, and leaderboard ranking in the library portal. It's a reading program they engage with, not a spreadsheet you manage.
Common questions
See Learning Pathways in action.
We'll show you how to build a reading pathway, attach quizzes, and track student progress - in a 30-minute demo tailored to your school.
Ready to see it?
Book a free 40-minute SmartSuite Library demo.
See Learning Pathways, Discovery Search, ACARA-Sync, and circulation in one walkthrough. No slides. No sales pitch.
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