Author: Michael Vergara

New Hope for Students Facing Multiple Challenges in Reading

In the Fresno Unified School District in Central California, agriculture is the primary economic driver, many students come from transient families, most live in poverty, crime is high, and parental involvement is low. Lyle Patty teaches third grade at the K-6 Mayfair Elementary School, where 100 percent of the student population is on free or […]

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Second Grade: Meeting Whole-Class Reading Needs

Reading Challenge: Teaching 19 Second Graders at a Range of Reading Levels School Profile: Dennis Elementary School, Springboro, OH Students: 843 students; Grades 2-5; 14% Free/Reduced lunch The Story After teaching fourth grade for 16 years, Jennifer Smith was assigned a second-grade class in the fall of 2017. She wanted to make sure she was […]

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Ohio Middle and Elementary Students See Up to Four Times Greater Reading Growth with MindPlay

Reading Challenge: An Ohio district is faced with 129 identified middle and elementary school struggling readers. District Profile: 1100 students; Grades K-12; 40% Free/Reduced Lunch The Story At Cardinal Local School District, in Middlefield, OH, Speech Therapist Dr. Melissa Butler is in charge of screening and providing interventions for struggling grades three-through-eight students. In September 2017, […]

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National Reading Month Success Series: At-Risk Third Graders Attain Reading Proficiency in Five Months

Struggling ESL, ELL and learning-disabled students make dramatic gains in five months. March 23, 2018, Tucson, AZ—MindPlay online reading and literacy publisher announces rapid reading gains for third grade at-risk students in the Manor (TX) Independent School District. With more than 50 percent of her ESL, ELL and other struggling readers testing two or more […]

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“I love MindPlay! Love it!”

“My 13 year old son began using mind play at age 12 and in grade 7. His phonics level was at at or near grade 1. His reading was at or near grade 3. We were desperate! I pulled him out of school and we started Mindplay. It is less than 1 year and he […]

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Online Tool for Struggling Readers

(The following was originally published on http://www.ourgoodfamily.org) I’ve mentioned before that Sophie struggled to read, and I felt like a failure as both a homeschool mom and a parent. We kept working though, and once everything clicked I never find her without a book in her hand! Bella, having listened to her sister complain about reading is now […]

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MindPlay Reading for Dyslexic Learners

Homeschooling with Dyslexia and Struggling Readers (The following was originally published on https://www.laramolettiere.com) Dyslexia is a challenge. It is also a gift of sorts, allowing the person to view the world in a different way. Learning to build our homeschool curriculum choices around dyslexia has been a rewarding and sometimes frustrating journey. Because Mr. T wants […]

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Struggling Readers & A Program That Works

(The following was originally published on http://faithfilledparenting.com) DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED A TRIAL PERIOD OF THIS PRODUCT FOR FREE, WAS COMPENSATED FOR MY TIME. ALL OPTIONS ARE HONEST, I WAS NOT REQUIRED TO WRITE A POSITIVE REVIEW, AND I USE THIS PROGRAM DAILY WITH MY CHILDREN. Before I had kids, I would dream of what my life would […]

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National Reading Month Success Series: District Sees Growth of Three-Plus Grade Levels in Reading for More Than 100 Students During 12 Week Pilot

EL, struggling and non-struggling students all showed dramatic gains with personalized diagnoses and instructional pathways. March 15, 2018, Tucson, AZ—MindPlay online reading and literacy publisher announces dramatic district-wide gains for EL, struggling and grade-level readers at Indiana’s South Bend Community School Corporation. A large urban, diverse, high-poverty district of 18,000 students, South Bend serves a […]

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