Alabama Success Stories

We are immensely pleased with the programs from Essential Skills. There are nine classes of children who use these programs daily. The students can work independently and the programs always return them to where they left off. The children love the stars and other rewards and are so pleased when they sign out every day and they get to see their progress and be motivated by their success. This is the best purchase of educational software that we have made.

Barbara Lankford, Computer Lab
Adalusia Elementary, Andalusia, Alabama

Our teachers use Essential Skills for whole grade instruction. The skills are taught sequentially and are in complete alignment with our curriculum. They are also ideal for remedial instruction. They are easy to use and all the children can work independently at their own pace regardless of ability level. This is great skill development software!

Kim O'Connor, Title I Resource Teacher
Munford Elementary, Munford, Alabama

We are using Essential Skills in our K-5 school on a daily basis. We have 27 teachers and all of them use the software with their students up to three to four times per week. Even my children at home use the programs. These programs are truly educational and designed for all learning modalities. They are easy to use and the skills are taught and practiced logically and sequentially with short skill building activities. This allows the students to work independently and move ahead at their own pace. They never tire of the programs, even after years of use. The teachers are able to print concise reports to show skill strengths and deficits. Over the years we have built up our library of Essential Skills to the point where we now have 35 programs. For supplementary practice and reinforcement this is simply the best bang for the buck that you can get with curriculum based software.

Belissa Howard, Reading Coach
Highlands Elementary School, Huntsville, Al