Category: Special Education

MindPlay CASE Endorsement

MindPlay’s Virtual Reading Coach meets stringent requirements for re-endorsement by CASE Product Review Committee MindPlay’s Virtual Reading Coach meets stringent requirements for re-endorsement by CASE Product Review Committee TUCSON, AZ– -June 27, 2017– -Today MindPlay announced that the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially endorsed the company’s Virtual Reading Coach as a product […]

News and Events Special Education

Student Greatly Improves Reading, Spelling, Stuttering Issues

by Brandie Genske A middle school boy is challenged with stuttering and unintelligible spelling. Sixth-grader Evan was a boy “dear to my heart,” says Special Education and district support teacher Brandie Genske. Evan was challenged with a severe stutter and “horrendous” spelling, says Genske, and she just couldn’t imagine how he would ever be able […]

Middle School Learners (6-8) Special Education Testimonials

Middle School Struggling Readers Succeed on MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC)

An Interview with Mark Maudlin, Principal Urey Middle School, John Glenn School Corporation, Walkerton, Indiana In January 2016, we placed 30 students who were reading two or more levels below grade level on MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC). Placement was based on their RAPS360 (*now Universal Screener) comprehension scores. Approximately 75 percent were regular education […]

Middle School Learners (6-8) Special Education Testimonials

Reading Intervention Students Succeed on MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC)

An Interview with Kim Reddig, Speech Language Pathologist Van Gorder Elementary School, Washoe School District, Sparks, NV The parents of a child with dyslexia introduced our school to MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC). We saw this student getting positive results and thought it would benefit other students. Once our special education department received training and […]

Dyslexia Elementary Learners (K-5) Special Education Testimonials

All Types of Reading Students at Wakulla Charter School Accomplish Outstanding Results on MVRC

An Interview with Maribel Rivera, Second Grade Teacher Wakulla Charter School of Arts, Science, and Technology, St. Marks, Florida. Wakulla Charter School of Arts, Science and Technology needed a reading program comparable to our math program. Before the school year began, I researched reading programs and found MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC). We evaluated the […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) Special Education Testimonials

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Fourth-Grade Students with Disabilities Improve Their Reading Skills

An Interview with Marie Hawkins, Fourth Grade Teacher Trinity Lutheran School, Kissimmee, Florida. Three of my 17 fourth-grade students have received the McKay Scholarship which is offered to students with disabilities, such as, autism, ADHD, ADD, mental retardation, and other learning disabilities. The scholarship is funded by the Florida Department of Education. While these three […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) ELL Special Education Testimonials

Students Achieve Outstanding Reading Gains Using MVRC – An Interview with Brandie Genske, Program Support Teacher, Bonduel School District

“About 20 percent of our student population needs academic intervention,” stated Brandie Genske, a Program Support Teacher for the Bonduel School District in Bonduel, WI. “Using the Response to Intervention Approach (RTI), we have over 100 students in tier 2 and tier 3. Last year, our tier 3 students gained 6 to 40 points of […]

ELL High School Learners (9-12) Middle School Learners (6-8) Special Education Testimonials