Contents tagged with Direct Instruction
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Reading Horizons Review: Christina Thompson
Institution: Benson High School
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Job Title: Teacher
A student asked me, "Can I please do this at home? I want to get better sooner"
***The reading curriculum and software mentioned in the review above uses the structured literacy approach which is … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Christina Drost
Institution: Victor Elementary
City: Victorville
State: California
Job Title: Elementary Teacher
Using Reading Horizons Discovery this year has by far exceeded my expectations for meeting students reading goals. The Reading Horizons Discovery Direct Instruction is an excellent tool to use in the … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Cheritta M.
Institution: Colonial School District
City: New Castle Hundred
State: Deleware
Job Title: Teacher
A student was completing a lesson about building words. When he asked to build some words, he got so excited that he could do it and read the word. He kept telling me that he can read words. So I … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Cher Fields
Institution: Watson Chapel
City: Edgewood
State: Arkansas
Job Title: 1st Grade Teacher
I would like to share an overall success story. My class has done an excellent job with the Reading Horizons Program, being I was a teacher at the beginning of the year who really didn't want to … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Chad Bramble
Institution: University of Utah English Language Institute
City: Salt Lake City
State: Utah
Job Title: Campus Coordinator
Here at the U’s ELI, we use the Reading Library Book 2 in a number of classes to help the students with everyday reading skills. I believe this is the third year we are using it. Teachers tend to … more
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Reading Horizons Review: Cassada Melissa
Institution: Columbia County Schools
City: Columbia
State: Georgia
Job Title: Special Education Teacher
I am a special education teacher and my students have always struggled with Fluency. Because they have struggled with fluency, they struggle with comprehension. Since starting the program, I have … more
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Reading Horizons Review: Carol Gibson
Institution: Cassia School District
City: Cassia County
State: Idaho
Job Title: Special Education Teacher
I am a special education teacher for grade 6-8. I have sucess stories for every student that I have exposed to RH Elevate. One of my favorites is a student that came to me in 6th grade. He knew a few … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Carol Borghese
Institution: Pinkerton Academy
City: Derry
State: New Hampshire
Job Title: English Teacher
I can tell you that I have a student who participated in the RHE program last year and is doing incredibly well in the advanced Reading course this year at Pinkerton. I don't have any data to back it … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Carie johnson
Institution: New Albany Floyd School District
City: New Albany Floyd County
State: Indiana
Job Title: ESL Teacher
I have a student who arrived from Mexico in July with very limited English skills. He completed the Elevate software program by the middle of September. By April he was reading stories that are 800 … more
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Reading Horizons Review: Brittiney Gardner
Institution: American Leadership Academy
City: Spanish Fork
State: utah
Job Title: Elementary Teacher
We have a 2nd grade student who came to us reading at a Kindergarten level. She has made tremendous growth and we are only part way through chapter 3 in the Discovery program. Her mother has seen the … more
Grade Level: Elementary