Minnesota

Monica Schill, Breckenridge Elementary, Breckenridge, Minnesota
"We work with our students on fluency and then put them on Essential Skills Software. We are seeing great results and gains."

Barb Iannazzo, St. Mary Elementary School, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
"ESS programs cut out all the bells and whistles. Both the students and I love the programs. Phonemic Awareness and Math are used a lot from Kindergarten to grade 2."

Debra Madsen, Menahga School, Menahga, Minnesota
"Our students from the 1st to the 5th grade are using Essential Skills programs in the computer lab. We love the programs."

Jeffrey Blevins, Community of Peace Academy, Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Our Students use ESS programs for half an hour two to three times per week. The kids are more engaged in these applications than the ones that are "gamey." They love the positive rewards - these spur them on to achieve more. They are also very motivated by their own success at building the skills they need."

Margaret Meyer, Becker Primary School, Becker, Minnesota
"Essential Skills software is an integral part of our reading program. We encourage all of our teachers to use it with their students."

Joe Ness, Lafayette Charter School, Lafayette, Minnesota
"Our classroom teachers are using Essential Skills programs for remediation. We use them in Special Ed - in fact they are used all over the school."

Shirley Khoshnevis, St. Martin Catholic School, Rogers, Minnesota
"There has been a real need for reading programs and Essential Skills programs have worked well for us. There is real value to them I like the continuity between programs and love the Marks Manager. We will be looking at adding new programs."

Pam Olson, Northside Elementary, St. James, Minnesota
"The concepts in the software are very thoughtfully presented and the material is wonderful."

Gloria Agenten, Christ Lutheran School, Zumbrota, Minnesota
"This is the most wonderful software I've ever come across!"

Gabby Postiglione, teacher, Hasting Adult Basic Education Center, Hastings, Minnesota
"We have used this software on a daily basis for several years. The adult students enjoy using this software. They find it motivating and easy to use The Essential Skills programs are excellent for reinforcing and maintaining skills that have previously been taught. We look forward to purchasing more of them."