Contents tagged with Direct Instruction
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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: Denise Salcido
Institution: Santiago Canyon College
State: California
Reading Horizons Elevate is a wonderful addition to our reading curriculum. I have a student who is a new English speaker who started the program with a BR400 Lexile score, and after two months, has … 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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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: Barbara Beaudreau
City: St. George
State: Illinois
Barbara had a student that was visually impaired and was put in her class for remediation. She worked with him using Reading Horizons and saw great improvement. He recently graduated high school and … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Hollen Carpenter
Institution: Cleveland County Schools
State: North Carolina
I fell in love immediately when Shantell presented Reading Horizons to our initial group. I begged and begged my principal for it...but luck got me! I was given a kit by our district office! Our … more
Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Michelle Gray
Institution: RPS 205
State: Illinois
I started teaching Kindergarten at the end of October. I came into the room as the students 3rd teacher and many, many subs. I started using Reading Horizons after my first week. With help from my … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Kim Gerbich
Institution: Barrow Elementary
State: Texas
My kids have really "bought" into this program! They love to use their white boards for dictation and decoding strategies. They are always so eager to show their work and then check it to see if it … more
Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary