Contents tagged with Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Dawn Grayson
Institution: Shelby County School District
City: Shelby County
State: Tennessee
Job Title: Reading Teacher
I work in an urban area where most of my students speak English as their second language. I have worked at this school for five years in the first grade. This is my first year teaching with Reading … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Sharon Cooper
Institution: Parkview Elementary School
City: Worland
State: Wyoming
I used to teach Title I reading for eight years at Parkview Elementary in Lamar, a rural town in southeast Colorado. It was there I worked with small groups of first and second graders who needed … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Sharon Vallandingham
Institution: Ft. Stevens Elementary School
City: Yelm
State: Washington
The strengths of the (Reading Horizons) program include the hands-on, interactive approach; the consistent way it is taught and the students' enjoyment of learning in this method. I like that it … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Teresa Brown
Institution: Scranton Elementary
City: Scranton
State: Iowa
When I was doing my student teaching for special education, I had the opportunity to learn how to use Reading Horizons. I worked with a kindergarten special-education student for 30 minutes per day … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Tracy Hill
Institution: Naturita Elementary School
City: Naturita
State: Colorado
“As complex as the reading process is,” states Tracy Hill, “my guiding principle is to instill hope and self-belief.”
A little bit of hope and self-belief, it seems, can go a long way.
“If/when … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Carol Houck
City: Sharpsville
State: Pennsylvania
I have several but the one I will share is a boy in my room when he entered my class this year read at an end of first grade reading level. He has been struggling in school since his mom had passed … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Reading Horizons Review: Christy Buhr
State: Illinois
I had a student reading me a story. The student was struggling so I told him to look at the word. I asked if he knew the sounds for the first two letters and he said yes. I told him to say the slide … more
Grade Level: Elementary
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Renae Schelp
Institution: East Marshall Elementary
State: Iowa
When I ask my 1st-3rd grade students how the strategies we are learning help them in their classroom, they all tell me it has helped them spell more words correctly, it helps them with decoding words, … more
Grade Level: Elementary