Contents tagged with Implementation
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Priscilla Rojas-Naiman
Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Yes! We have a student that has met with 4 of our tutors over a 3 year time-frame and each tutor ends up having difficulty getting through to her. She was diagnosed with a learning disability in … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Maggie Nelson
Institution: Literacy Council of Union County
State: North Carolina
Job Title: Tutor
I started with my adult student Katherine two years ago. Her comprehension is good, but her phonics have needed a lot of help. Two months ago we convinced her to try Reading Horizons - just give it a … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Rhea Watson
Institution: Clark County Library
City: Las Vegas
State: Nevada
Job Title: Literacy Trainer
Why did you choose to use Reading Horizons as the literacy program in your school/organization?
We choose Reading Horizons (RH) because it gave us the "why" behind many reading, spelling, and … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: KayJean Koehler
Institution: Columbus English School
State: Utah
I am not sure if you would call this a story. My favorite thing is too watch the students using the software. Then when they completely understand a concept, they smile and get excited! Some take a … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Brad Evans
Institution: CCSD
State: Nevada
When my administrator first informed me of Reading Horizons, I was resistant to start yet another curriculum. After using RH now for 4 years, I have a success story I'd like to share. I was working … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Dr. Christy Hiett
Institution: Fruithurst Elementary School
City: Fruithurst
State: Alabama
Job Title: Principal
I initially chose Reading Horizons for my facility because I visited the Atlanta Speech School to observe the great things taking place there. My philosophy was that if they were using Reading … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Crystal Lubinski
State: Idaho
Dyslexia (dyspraxia, dyscalcula, adhd, and add) runs in my family, so I am no stranger to struggling learners. My 8 yr old was struggling to read fluently. She knew all her phonetic sounds, and was … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Mary Callicoat
Institution: VCS Ohio
State: Ohio
I have a student that recognized 0/18 words, when asked to identify a word given a choice between 3 words. After a month of piloting Reading Horizons Elevate, she was able to identify 15/18 words. … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Sheri Wuest
Institution: Nixon-Smiley CISD
State: Texas
I had two 8th grade dyslexic students that completed the program and made great gains. One of the students started the year with a 900L and ended the year with 1290L. She passed her STAAR Reading … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Arlene McKernan
Institution: Contra Costa County
State: California
Job Title: Teacher
Eddie was just a boy and to this day, his father’s words, thirty-two years later, still echo in his mind. “Why do you need to learn? School and learning won’t make money. Work makes money!” Once, … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed