Georgia

Clara Hayes, Kindergarten Teacher, Westside Elementary, Douglas, Georgia
"Our students use Sight Words and other programs from Essential Skills everyday. Our primary teachers just can't get along without them. All our kindergarten students learn word recognition skills using the Sight Words program. Thanks to this program most of the kindergarten students know the 220 Dolch words by first grade."

Carol Lynn, Special Education Lead Teacher, Mt. Vernon Elementary, Gainesville, Georgia
"We use the Essential Skills programs everyday with the kids in K through 5. They love them! We feel the skills correlate well with the state standards. The software is wonderful. It is so easy to individualize for practice and retention of the specific skills. We have used this software on a daily basis for four years."

Angelina Koster, Media Specialist, Eastside Elementary, Douglas, Georgia
"We use many different Essential Skills programs at different grade levels. Our kindergarten students all use the Sight Words program. I have received only positive feedback about the programs from the classroom teachers. They are really easy to use and we like the way that the management system works across all the programs. They are very user friendly for teachers and students."

Marlene Hosmer, Technology Assistant, State Bridge Crossing Elementary, Alpharetta, Georgia
"Our primary teachers and students really like the three reading comprehension programs. The programs do a great job of teaching comprehension and vocabulary skills. The kids love them! They put the headphones on and you don't hear a peep out of them for a half hour. They are totally engrossed and engaged by the software. They love the activities. We also use them to test prep for the Standford 9 and the CRCT."

Martha Donalson, Instructional Coordinator, Shriver School, Pelham, Georgia
"The Reading Comprehension and Spelling software is being used daily for grades one through five. The first and second grades also use Mastering Numeration. We really like the software. It is easy for the teachers to get progress reports because the Marks Manager ties together all the programs. Students never fuss about using the software. They really enjoy it. These programs align well with state standards and QCC objectives. We have been using the software for four years. These programs really are excellent value. We will continue to buy from ESS."

Brenda Cassels, Grade Two Teacher, Eastside Elementary, Cairo, Georgia
"All six of our grade two classes use the Reading Comprehension program from Essential Skills at least one or two days per week. They are student friendly and have good help features. The kids can work independently. The marks manager and reporting system is extremely easy to use. Also, the software is CRCT test compatible. The students really look forward to using these programs."

Angie Fender, Special Education Coordinator, Lanier County Elementary School, Lakeland, Georgia
"We use Essential Skills programs on a daily basis. The kids practically fight to get on the computer to use the programs from Essential Skills. We use Grammar and Writing Fundamentals with the older kids. These programs provide excellent practice and reinforcement of skills. The programs work wonders with IEP goals and objectives. This teacher created software is excellent."

Francine Wright, Lower School Director, Brookwood School, Thomasville, Georgia
"My first grade teachers use Reading Comprehension, Super Phonics and Sight Words. This software meets many of the needs of the first grade Language Arts program. Some of our students also use the software for remediation. All the different modalities are combined in the software and this is very well designed for teaching to different styles. We have used ESS on a regular basis for more than three years."

Linda Dowdy, Media Specialist, Jack P. Nix Primary School, Cleveland, Georgia
"We use the Sight Words software with our K through two students on a daily basis. The teachers feel that this program is the best for teaching word recognition skills. The kids love the programs!"

Emily Maxwell, Grade Two Teacher, Whigham Elementary School, Whigham, Georgia
"These programs are designed to meets the needs of all students from the weakest to those working at a higher level. Each program uses many approaches to suit different learning styles. It is the best software I have ever seen for filling the needs of such a variety of students. To top it off the kids absolutely love the programs from Essential Skills!"

Diane Graham, Instructional Lead Teacher, Blackshear Elementary, Georgia
"These programs are the best investment we have ever made and our teachers love them! We plan to purchase more as funds become available."

Betsy Walker, Grade One Teacher, Crescent Road Elementary, Griffin, Georgia
"I use the programs everyday with my grade one students. I love the programs. They are skill based but make excellent use of variety and reinforcement to engage the children and keep them focused. The kids never get bored with these programs and beg to use them everyday. Sight Words has made a real difference with even my lower skilled children. I can tell from my classroom testing that the children are making solid progress. The programs are also very intuitive and easy for students to use independently while being able to see their progress."

Anne McDonald, Special Education Lead Teacher, Keheley, Marietta, Georgia
"We use Essential Skills programs everyday with our second and third grade students and our Special Education students. All children are able to work independently and at their own level and pace. I am very impressed with the programs. They provide exceptional practice and reinforcement of the basic skills. There is good diagnostic information with lots of well organized content. The tracking and reporting features are very helpful. The kids love the variety of activities and being able to see their scores at the end of each session."

Debbie Hogan, Computer Teacher, Hood Avenue Primary School, Fayetteville, Georgia
"We use Essential Skills on a regular basis with 400 plus students. The Readiness, Phonemic Awareness and Sight Words programs align nicely with the Georgia performance standards. The children catch on very quickly and feel very successful. We like the tracking and reporting features. We use the data when we have parent conferences to show progress and effort. This software provides excellent value and I highly recommend it to other teachers."