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Mastery of Reading: First and Second Graders Develop Skills and a Love of Reading

By Jeannie Kionka The Reading Challenge To ensure all first and second-grade students are on grade level in reading, and to boost skills and enthusiasm for reading and writing in students across the board. The Initiative At the K-8 St. Paul Lutheran School in Ixonia, WI, the school board chose to implement MindPlay Virtual Reading […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) Testimonials

Years of Academic Failure Reversed for Troubled High School Student

The Reading Challenge: A troubled teen had fallen through the cracks in learning to read. Darcell’s Story: When six-foot-four, 220-pound Darcell first entered the doors of the Carpe Diem Northwest Innovative School in Indianapolis, IN, he brought along with him an impressive record of arrests for battery, robbery, break-ins, and gang activities – not unusual […]

High School Learners (9-12) Testimonials

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

Students Make Outstanding Reading Gains Using MVRC with Fidelity

An Interview with Shelli Treely, Reading Coach, Moran Elementary School; Osceola, IN During our last school year (2015-16), approximately 60 students worked on MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) with fidelity. The 18 third-grade students who worked on the program contributed to our most successful passing percentage of Indiana’s state-mandated reading assessment. During the first semester […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) ELL Testimonials

MindPlay Understanding Dyslexia Expands Teacher Awareness and Improves Teaching Strategies

An Interview with Jennifer Corcoran, Ed.D, Assistant Principal Boca Raton Community Middle School, Boca Raton, FL At an IEP meeting, a parent of one of our ESE students suggested that we purchase MindPlay Understanding Dyslexia™. Our District had heard about this Professional Development Course and supported our request by purchasing 100 licenses for our teachers, […]

Dyslexia Middle School Learners (6-8) Testimonials

Using MVRC with Fidelity Pushes Students to Read on Grade Level

An Interview with Dr. Sonya Campbell, EdD, Principal; Alexander Elementary School, Greenville, South Carolina In August of 2015, we ran a MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) pilot program for all 450 students (250 K – 2nd and 200 3rd – 5th graders). When our students began MVRC, they only worked on it for approximately one […]

Elementary Learners (K-5) 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