South Dakota

Jennifer Cwach, Teacher, Summit Oaks Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"I teach children with behavior problems. The kids have responded very well to the programs. I am using them with middle school and high school students and they are very motivated by the success they are having using these programs."

Corrine Lovett, Title 1 Teacher, Hitchcock School, Hitchcock, South Dakota
"We have 11 ESS programs and I use them as an incentive with my students. The "main idea" questions in Reading Comprehension are very good. The students are enjoying the programs and their vocabulary skills are improving."

Larry Bandy, Principal, John F Kennedy Elementary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"The Resource teacher and 1st grade teachers are using ESS programs with their students. Our test scores are good and we would attribute some of that to Essential Skills Software. The skills that ESS teaches correlate well to our state standards."

Bonnie Carr, Speech Therapist, South Park Elementary, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
"I use ESS programs all the time. I use them with children who have beginning reading problems. We work with them twice a week."

Jacque Hagerty, Special Education Teacher, South Park Elementary, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
"We use ESS as an integral part of our program. The kids have made good gains and they love the programs. These programs have been very helpful in preparing them for state testing."

Chris Rhodes, Technology Mentor, Todd Co School District, Mission, South Dakota
"Our kids go to the lab for 90 minutes a week - also each classroom has 6 computers. The students are very motivated by using ESS. The reinforcement provided by these programs is wonderful. We are using 11 ESS titles in our district."

Jolinda Goldsmith, Technology Coordinator, Lemmon Elementary, Lemmon, South Dakota
"We have nine ESS building licenses in our school. The teachers use them with their students in the classroom to support the curriculum. One of our teachers has requested even more ESS programs."

Patricia Battershaw, Grade 4/5 Teacher, South Elementary, Mission, South Dakota
"These are all great programs, especially for students who are on TCP. The Reading Comprehension programs are excellent! I like the passages and the vocabulary building activities with the comprehension questions afterwards. The programs are very teacher friendly and the kids enjoy them. These programs make a real difference for my kids and contribute to my student scores rising each year on the Dakota STEP."