Mississippi

Brenda Silas, Grade One Teacher, A.W. James Elementary School, Drew, Mississippi
"We are using Essential Skills software every day. We find it useful and helpful to our children. We test their sight word ability and their reading comprehension twice each school year. The results show that the Sight Words and Reading Comprehension programs from Essential Skills are very effective in teaching these skills to our students."

Winifred Spears, Principal, Providence Christian School, Carthage, Mississippi
"We are very, very pleased with the software from Essential Skills. We use it from grades 1-7. These programs are also great for our older students who are performing below grade level. It very much supports the curriculum."

Joanne Barnes, Computer Lab, Thrasher School, Boonville, Mississippi
"We use Essential Skills programs regularly in Kindergarten and Grade One. If the students could use the programs more often they would- it's their favorite."

Katie Peacock, Grade 4 Teacher, McEvans Elementary, Shaw, Mississippi
"I love Essential Skills programs The students are doing much better using Writing Fundamentals. I also use Reading Comprehension and Grammar with my students. I even use the programs in my after school program."

Nancy Johnson, Title One Teacher, Jumpertown Elementary, Booneville, Mississippi
"We use Essential Skills programs everyday with our students. We think they are very effective."

Sandra Howard, Special Education Teacher Grades 4-6, Greenlee Elementary, McCool, Mississippi
"Essential Skills offers the best software programs I have ever found for special needs children. I have used your programs for years. Our elementary teachers also find the assessment programs very helpful for testing and tracking their students. These programs have had a major impact on the improved Mississippi Curriculum Test scores with my students. Their MCT scores have gone up at least one level each year. The children love using these programs and they are anxious to get on them every day."

Janice Hatcher, Principal, Warrenton Elementary, Vicksburg, Mississippi
"Essential Skills offers the best software programs I have ever found for special needs children. I have used your programs for years. Our elementary teachers also find the assessment programs very helpful for testing and tracking their students. These programs have had a major impact on the improved Mississippi Curriculum Test scores with my students. Their MCT scores have gone up at least one level each year. The children love using these programs and they are anxious to get on them every day."

Dena Bradford, Computer Lab Teacher, Pearman Elem., Cleveland, Mississippi
"I use Essential Skills programs daily for remediation and for reinforcing what is being taught in the classroom. These programs are highly motivating. I love the way the children are totally engaged. Their test results are showing significant gains in sight word memory and reading comprehension. This is the best low cost, skill development software I have seen for kids."

Cynthia Gully, Special Education, Glade Elementary, Laurel, Cleveland, Mississippi
"Our kids really enjoy using the programs from Essential Skills. They are able to work on their skills independently and be successful at their own level of ability. We like the reinforcement and repetition of skills and the fact that the skills are generalized to other curriculum areas. We use Essential Skills programs in both regular and special education."

Cynthia Corkern PhD Spec. Ed., Juvenile Teacher, Hinds County Detention Facility, Raymond, Mississippi
"I work with students who have committed adult crimes. I had a boy who was 18 and could not read at all. He had been in TMR classes all of his life. Currently he is reading at the second grade, third month level thanks to your reading software. All the students who use this software have benefitted greatly from it as they can actually see their progress and feel successful. I am very pleased. I go to Title One meetings and sing your praises."