Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Mia Monahan
Institution: Community Multicultural Center
City: Las Vegas
State: Nevada
Job Title: Tutor
“Without education you’re nobody,” says Enanu Abohoy. Enanu is originally from Ethiopia. She had no schooling in her native country. She came into our program as an ESL student and was extremely … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Sister Nadine Buchanan
Institution: Dominican Learning Academy
City: Columbus
State: Ohio
Job Title: Teacher
One student who was going through the workbook after finishing the computer lesson was so excited when she saw that the material to be covered in the workbook lesson was just what she needed! She is … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Sharon Hillestad, E.D.
Institution: The Community Learning Center
City: Clearwater
State: Florida
Job Title: Teacher
We have had "wins" (through) using the Reading Horizons program. A 21-year-old man came in and took his word-recognition level from grade 5 to grade 9 in (fewer) than 25 hours! After he (completed) … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Meachell LaSalle Walsh
Institution: Great Basin College
City: Winnemucca
State: Nevada
Job Title: ABE/ESL Director
Here are some quotes from a few of my students on the phonics skills taught in Reading Horizons:
"When I'm not sure how to pronounce a word, I think about phonics."
"When I feel frustrated with … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Mary Powell
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Job Title: Student
Reading Horizons has given me skills and confidence to seek a better job. I have recently passed several job-related tests because of my improved skills. I am now training for a new and better job, … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Mary Ann Glasgow
Institution: Medina County Career Center
City: Medina
State: Ohio
Job Title: A.B.L.E. Coordinator
The staff at the Adult Basic and Literacy (A.B.L.E.) program at the Medina County Career Center has used the Reading Horizons program for two years. We have been very pleased with the program and the … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Marilyn Solberg
Institution: Mankato Area Life Lines
City: Mankato
State: Minnesota
Job Title: Volunteer
I don't consider Reading Horizons to be just for students. It is a program which is very much needed by adult basic education teachers. We are getting an increase of elementary-level readers in our … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Leigh Wheeler-Burrow
Institution: Trinidad Correctional Facility
City: Model
State: Colorado
Job Title: Correctional Teacher
Offender Sanchez is a 19 year old young man who had completed the 11th grade in school.
When he was incarcerated and processed through our diagnostic center, he was able to avoid taking the TABE … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Laurie Watkins
Institution: BoulderReads! Literacy Center
City: Boulder
State: Colorado
Job Title: Literacy Specialist
Our library-based adult-literacy program has been using Reading Horizons for about a year. Our students are very happy with the no-frills approach. The step-by-step, multi-sensory method works well … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Larry McCall
Institution: Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County
City: Monticello
State: New York
Job Title: Student
Grade Level: Adult Ed