Category: 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 […]

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Dyslexic Elementary School Students Succeed Using MVRC

An interview with Jo B. Fuller, Licensed Dyslexia Therapist Dishman Elementary School, Beaumont, Texas In Texas, dyslexia identification and services are provided through the Regular Education Program. I implement the Dyslexia Intervention Program in our school. My role is to assess referred students for initial identification as well as provide daily instruction for dyslexic students. […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) Testimonials

Middle and High School “Critical” Readers Succeed on MVRC

From Carrie O’Donnell Students from our inner city school come to us missing a lot of reading skills. I see approximately 49 percent of our sixth through eleventh grade students. If students are at 190 or below in their Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) scores, they automatically come to me. These are the lowest reading students […]

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

“Having access to MindPlay… enabled me to maintain high levels of instruction…”

I am a first-grade, two-way, dual immersion teacher. As you can imagine I have less time and more content to fit into an instructional period with my students. I knew that with close to 50 students I would have a wide range of Language Arts levels. I needed to make sure I was providing the […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) Testimonials

“…MindPlay is an effective computer-based program.”

I was able to use the computer-based reading program called MindPlay with some of my students last year. I have nothing negative to say about it. Here are a few points that I have about using this program and reasons why I would like to be able to have it again in my classroom: The […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) Testimonials

“I recommend this program without any reservation!”

“My daughter is a struggling reader. It affects her across all subjects. She has been using Mindplay steadily now for several months. Her comprehension and fluency is steadily increasing and for the first time she is reading books for enjoyment on her own. She loves the lessons and feels that she is getting one to […]

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“We love MindPlay!”

“Not only does it increase student growth, but teacher growth as well. As our teachers monitor students, they learn the components required to become a good reader. This piece of software can do what teachers cannot. It can diagnose on the fly and intervene with the appropriate instruction. I cannot do this as efficiently as a computer.” […]

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“Oh my gosh, learning has been so hard. I can’t believe I have done this.”

Aaron C., 3rd Grade, Anchorage, AK

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