Kentucky Success Stories

We are very pleased with the reading software from Essential Skills and have used it on an ongoing basis for the past five years. These programs have been implemented in all our district schools. This is great curriculum based software! It is well organized offering step by step sequential learning and it appeals to all learning styles. Even our students with the lowest ability levels can find a place in these programs to be successful and learn independently.

Karen Poff, Special Education Teacher
Cold Hill Elementary, London, Kentucky

The Essential Skills math and reading programs fit right in with our core curriculum. They support and supplement what I am teaching in the classroom. The children always look forward to using the programs and are motivated by the fact that they are learning their skills.

Amy Coyle, Kindergarten/Grade One Teacher
Viper Elementary, Viper, Kentucky

We love the Phonics and Sight Words programs from Essential Skills! We bought them to help implement Literacy First. The skills in these programs correlate well with Literacy First and we use them all the time with about 200 K-3 students. They are easy to use, and they record and keep track of student progress in each skill area. These programs offer great reinforcement of the skills our students need to do their CaliforniaTS test in the spring.

Karla Parker, Curriculum Coach
Sublimity School, London, Kentucky

The Essential Skills programs are great for helping the children with their sight word recognition, phonics and reading comprehension skills. We use the programs daily. The children are engaged and motivated. 98% of the children can work through the program skills independently without assistance.

Ms. Hodge, Instructional Computer Lab Coordinator
Sinking Fork Elementary, Kentucky

We use Essential Skills programs every day for phonics practice. They are very user friendly. Kids use them once and they are able to work independently. Students often choose the Essential Skills programs when given free time. They enjoy the interface and they enjoy being able to see their progress as they complete activities. These programs definitely help the students generalize their skills to other curriculum areas.

Amy Beall, Grade 1-2 Teacher
Harmony Elem., Louisville, Kentucky

I ordered a measurement program from Essential Skills and it is the best software program for teaching the concepts of measurement that I have come across. We use the flash drive/memory stick version since our CD drives are difficult to use and often don't work. The flash drive stores the program and saves all records so it can easily be used from computer to computer. It is all under your control at all times.

Dianne Kelly, Special Education
Benton Elementary, Benton, Kentucky

Our first, second and third grade teachers use the programs from Essential Skills all the time even after seven years. We love them! They are economical and great for remediation. There is just enough learning reinforcement to always keep the children interested. These are great programs for teaching basic skills as well as building self esteem.

Wanda Brooks, Literacy/Title I
Bloomfield Elem., Chaplin, Kentucky