Oklahoma

Donna Olinger, Twin Hills School, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
"Essential Skills programs are used heavily in 1st and 2nd grade. I also use them in Special Ed. We love the programs."

Laurie Locke, Mustang Valley Elementary, Mustang, Oklahoma
"In our school Essential Skills programs are used twice a week by grades 1, 2, and 3 and also Ells (English Language Learners). We find Phonemic Awareness especially helpful."

Katherine Kuntz, Hugh Bish Elementary, Lawton, Oklahoma
"We use ESS programs especially for Reading Sufficiency. They are used in the regular classroom and our students have made significant gains. This software is well thought out highly motivational and obviously designed by people who understand how to teach children the basic skills."

Charlotte Hendrickson, Central Elementary, Wynnewood, Oklahoma
"Comprehension skills have improved and we have also seen gains in vocabulary among our students."

Geneva Johnson, Ator Heights Elementary, Owasso, Oklahoma
"I was using Essential Skills programs while teaching Special Ed. They were definitely a benefit to the students to reinforce and maintain the skills they had learned."

Jim Dykens, Nichols Elementary, Miami, Oklahoma
"Our test scores are excellent. We would attribute some of this to Essential Skills."

Paula Anderson, Reading Specialist, Mustang Trails Elementary, Mustang, Oklahoma
"ESS programs are very engaging which is especially helpful with the kids that are easily distracted. I use the software every week with the students in grades one to five. We have good gains from six months to a year with our students."

Georgann Looney, Cottonwood Elementary, Coalgate, Oklahoma
"I have used a lot of software, but Essential Skills is the best!"

Tracy Hastings, National Board Certified Teacher, Jones Elementary School, Jones, Oklahoma
"I've meant to let your company know for quite some time how much I love your Sight Words software. Our principal ordered this for me several years ago, and it has been a wonderful investment. This is the best software for self-paced sight word instruction I've ever seen. The kids love it...it is multi-level and they can progress at their own speed. This software works well when new kids come to my class from other schools where they may be behind in sight word acquisition. It helps them catch up fast. I've also found it very useful for ESL kids. Best of all, the kids love it! We call it 'the rainbow game.'"

Jennetta Koester, Library/Media Specialist, Will Rogers Elementary School, Edmond, Oklahoma
"We are very pleased with the programs from Essential Skills. Super Phonics is used extensively throughout the building. It is extremely beneficial to our children. The skills correlate well to the curriculum and the technical support that I've received has been fantastic It is obviously software that has been designed by educators. It really gets to the heart of learning. The computer can be a great learning tool and ESS meets the criteria. We also have an ELL student that greatly speeded up his language acquisition using Super Phonics. I am completely sold on your programs!"

Debbie Collins, Title I Coordinator, Adair School, Adair, Oklahoma
"I have used this software on a weekly basis for the past three years with my Title I students. My kids really enjoy working through the different activities in the programs. The combination of auditory, visual and tactile approaches is great for my kids. I like the ease of use for the children, as well as the repetition and reinforcement of each concept. The skills taught in these programs very much complement my classroom curriculum."