I didn’t purchase IXL through HPEC, our district is using it for the math department and I already had access. It is a wonderful internet program that assists students by providing multiple opportunities to learn a math concept and continue to practice it until it is mastered! Students ‘get on a roll’ and want to increase their percent correct and just keep going until they want to stop. It’s amazing that they’re competing against themselves and they work so hard to do better. It’s one of the few times I see students actually gripe about stopping working on math problems!
My 2 8th grade boys, who are on a functional curriculum, use Reading Eggs. One is very independent with it. He goes to English class and works on it in there. The other student works on Reading Eggs with me after lunch. There are some activities on it that he can do independently and others that I have to help him with. They both like it. I like it because there are many things to do, the boys have a lot of activity choices within Reading Eggs. The student that I help on Reading Eggs has made a lot of progress with letter sounds and recognizing words since he began the program.
My students use Reading Eggs, IXL math and News2You. Reading eggs is a wonderful tool for my three functional students and I often hear my student who struggles with speaking -"talking" with the app. IXL math is great in that there are so many levels and each grade level is divided into multiple math concepts. I love the reports that are generated about how the students are doing. I also like the fact that if a student struggles with a particular concept the program gives them several more of the same problems....and if they miss a problem explains the right answer. News2You is a good way for my functional students to read about current events. I also like the accompanying worksheets and crossword puzzles that cover vocabulary words.
Mary Schreck I have used News 2 You for a couple of years with one of my function students. It has been most helpful in providing supplemental material for this student. This past year, the program has been "updated", etc.. A number of areas are not easily accessed & unable to print successfully. It is not user friendly at all - to the point I probably will not use next year.
I used Reading Eggs last year with a 3rd grader and it made it nice for her to be successful at working on the computer independently and seeing her progress. To me it is a lot like Jump Start having the progress tracking and moving through the paths. Even my own 2 boys liked using it. IXL math is another one that I have not gotten a subscription to but have used it when talking to teachers about different ideas for math. So many different skills that the web site covers for all different ages and abilities.
Dreambox is another subscription program I've used for math. It provides a little more instruction than IXL for the younger students. Like Reading Eggs, parents can get a subscription for home if the district is not using it, or it is not up over the summer.
Our district also uses Dreambox, and it has really been beneficial. What I like is that it shows what holes the students have based on the standards. I think that it has been really beneficial for our teachers in the building.
At staffings, several parents ask what they can do to help their kiddos at home or over the summer, because they feel like they feel like they've run out of options, or don't have any in the first place. I think it's great that these programs are often available to them and we can suggest them as resources. Typically, it's something the kids enjoy working on (even though it's academic), and they can pick up right where they left off in school.
I haven't really used any subscriptions this year, but have used apps and different sites to supplement what I am teaching. I have an app called DocsTeach that allows you to access different primary sources from history and use in the classroom. That has been fun to use.
I have had several students in the past use Reading Eggs, and I have some students that use it this year. My kids LOVE it! It is interactive enough and has a "gamey" enough format, that they really enjoy. I really hope that our district continues to purchase the subscription. I also like that the sped students aren't the only students in the building using the program.
Interrelated teachers from all of the districts I’m in utilize at least 1 of the previously mentioned subscriptions. Sometimes during staffings when we talk about these types of programs (Reading Eggs, IXL, etc.), I’ll have principals ask me later if this is something for special education students only, or if it’s something that could be used with all students. I’m happy that some of my administrators are looking into this as a district wide thing now, because as Krista commented, I like that our kiddos aren’t the only ones using it, and also because it probably IS beneficial to a lot of students who need a little more individualized instruction but might not get it otherwise.
We've tried using IXL for the other end of the spectrum this year, allowing students in intervention for possible acceleration complete above grade level work to build skills or test out for compacting. It seems to do allow for this without too much extra work for the regular education teacher and gives us actual data to discuss later.
I use reading eggs for my students. I love that it test them and starts at the level they need. I had a student that is reading in kindergarten and so it starts him where he needs to be and not with letters and sounds. I also like how it won't let them go on until the skill is passed. I had a student that would just click not listening to any instruction or what he was suppose to do. He had to do the same thing over and over and I explained that if he just clicks then it is not going to let him go on to another level. Now he knows that he wants to go on so he listens.
I didn’t purchase IXL through HPEC, our district is using it for the math department and I already had access. It is a wonderful internet program that assists students by providing multiple opportunities to learn a math concept and continue to practice it until it is mastered! Students ‘get on a roll’ and want to increase their percent correct and just keep going until they want to stop. It’s amazing that they’re competing against themselves and they work so hard to do better. It’s one of the few times I see students actually gripe about stopping working on math problems!
ReplyDeleteMy 2 8th grade boys, who are on a functional curriculum, use Reading Eggs. One is very independent with it. He goes to English class and works on it in there. The other student works on Reading Eggs with me after lunch. There are some activities on it that he can do independently and others that I have to help him with. They both like it. I like it because there are many things to do, the boys have a lot of activity choices within Reading Eggs. The student that I help on Reading Eggs has made a lot of progress with letter sounds and recognizing words since he began the program.
ReplyDeleteMy students use Reading Eggs, IXL math and News2You. Reading eggs is a wonderful tool for my three functional students and I often hear my student who struggles with speaking -"talking" with the app. IXL math is great in that there are so many levels and each grade level is divided into multiple math concepts. I love the reports that are generated about how the students are doing. I also like the fact that if a student struggles with a particular concept the program gives them several more of the same problems....and if they miss a problem explains the right answer.
ReplyDeleteNews2You is a good way for my functional students to read about current events. I also like the accompanying worksheets and crossword puzzles that cover vocabulary words.
Mary Schreck
ReplyDeleteI have used News 2 You for a couple of years with one of my function students. It has been most helpful in providing supplemental material for this student. This past year, the program has been "updated", etc.. A number of areas are not easily accessed & unable to print successfully. It is not user friendly at all - to the point I probably will not use next year.
I used Reading Eggs last year with a 3rd grader and it made it nice for her to be successful at working on the computer independently and seeing her progress. To me it is a lot like Jump Start having the progress tracking and moving through the paths. Even my own 2 boys liked using it. IXL math is another one that I have not gotten a subscription to but have used it when talking to teachers about different ideas for math. So many different skills that the web site covers for all different ages and abilities.
ReplyDeleteDreambox is another subscription program I've used for math. It provides a little more instruction than IXL for the younger students. Like Reading Eggs, parents can get a subscription for home if the district is not using it, or it is not up over the summer.
ReplyDeleteOur district also uses Dreambox, and it has really been beneficial. What I like is that it shows what holes the students have based on the standards. I think that it has been really beneficial for our teachers in the building.
DeleteAt staffings, several parents ask what they can do to help their kiddos at home or over the summer, because they feel like they feel like they've run out of options, or don't have any in the first place. I think it's great that these programs are often available to them and we can suggest them as resources. Typically, it's something the kids enjoy working on (even though it's academic), and they can pick up right where they left off in school.
DeleteI will have to check out dreambox. I like that they are able to access some of the programs at home as well.
DeleteI haven't really used any subscriptions this year, but have used apps and different sites to supplement what I am teaching. I have an app called DocsTeach that allows you to access different primary sources from history and use in the classroom. That has been fun to use.
ReplyDeleteI have had several students in the past use Reading Eggs, and I have some students that use it this year. My kids LOVE it! It is interactive enough and has a "gamey" enough format, that they really enjoy. I really hope that our district continues to purchase the subscription. I also like that the sped students aren't the only students in the building using the program.
ReplyDeleteInterrelated teachers from all of the districts I’m in utilize at least 1 of the previously mentioned subscriptions. Sometimes during staffings when we talk about these types of programs (Reading Eggs, IXL, etc.), I’ll have principals ask me later if this is something for special education students only, or if it’s something that could be used with all students. I’m happy that some of my administrators are looking into this as a district wide thing now, because as Krista commented, I like that our kiddos aren’t the only ones using it, and also because it probably IS beneficial to a lot of students who need a little more individualized instruction but might not get it otherwise.
ReplyDeleteWe've tried using IXL for the other end of the spectrum this year, allowing students in intervention for possible acceleration complete above grade level work to build skills or test out for compacting. It seems to do allow for this without too much extra work for the regular education teacher and gives us actual data to discuss later.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome that you are using this for the other end of the spectrum and pushing them to a higher level.
DeleteI use reading eggs for my students. I love that it test them and starts at the level they need. I had a student that is reading in kindergarten and so it starts him where he needs to be and not with letters and sounds. I also like how it won't let them go on until the skill is passed. I had a student that would just click not listening to any instruction or what he was suppose to do. He had to do the same thing over and over and I explained that if he just clicks then it is not going to let him go on to another level. Now he knows that he wants to go on so he listens.
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