Contents tagged with ESL Instruction
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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: 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: Korah Winn (Schlueter)
Institution: Rock Island Academy
City: Rock Island
State: Illinois
Job Title: Teacher
I have been using readinghorizonsonline.com for a group of eight students. I cannot emphasize how important Reading Horizons has been in forcing me to slow down how fast I go over foundational … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Jaime Parry
Institution: University of Bridgeport
City: Bridgeport
State: Connecticut
Job Title: ESL Instructor
Fun. Loving. Generous. Outspoken. Hardworking. Community-oriented. These are just a few of the ways I have heard speakers of Arabic described over the last four years. A few words that I would add to … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Dr. Neil Anderson
Institution: Brigham Young University
City: Provo
State: Utah
Job Title: Professor of English and Linguistics
Grade Level: Adult Ed, Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Dr. Molly O'Shea
Institution: Borah High School Bridge Program
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Job Title: English Language Development (ELD) Teacher and Consultant
Many ELL students are saying that they are learning more about their own language and its functions, things that they had never realized before, thanks to Reading Horizons! Thanks to their insights, … more
Grade Level: Secondary
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Reading Horizons Review: Dixie Lee Tripp
Institution: Metropolitan Community College
City: Omaha
State: Nebraska
Job Title: Professor
The results are beyond our greatest hopes.
For the students, the results have been an average of 3-4 grade levels in reading skills. This is discounting our Learning Disabled students. Although, … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed, Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Dean Lessard
Institution: W.E. Miller Public Schools
City: Timmins
State: Ontario
Job Title: Teacher
Reading Horizons was first introduced to our school after a special education committee was developed to investigate programs that focused on building a strong foundation of phonetic skills. Reading … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Clearfield Job Corps
Institution: Clearfield Job Corps
City: Clearfield
State: Utah
***The reading curriculum mentioned in the video above uses the structured literacy approach which is considered by most experts to be the best way to learn to read.*** more
Grade Level: Adult Ed