Ontario Success Stories

Students love the programs! They are easy to use, and highly motivational.

Dan Brumm, Teacher
Calabogie Public School, Calibogie, Ontario

The kids really love these programs. We have been using them with great success for years. Our teachers particularly love the marks manager reporting system.

Wendy Ness-Jack, Early Literacy Teacher
D.M. Sutherland P.S., Woodstock, Ontario

We love your products.

Nell Vanurennout, Teacher
Trinity Christian School, Burlington, Ontario

These programs are clearly designed by teachers who understand how to maximize student learning. We are very pleased with the results.

Alf Platts, Special Education Teacher
New Dublin Public School, New Dublin, Ontario

Your programs are phenomenal. My students can work independently and they see their success immediately.

Sharon Grey, Teacher
Edward Street Public School, St.Thomas, Ontario

I have recommended your programs to many teachers. My students love them! The repetition and immediate rewards along with the familiar formats benefit all my students from the young children to the older adults I work with. These programs offer a great variety of activities that utilize both visual and auditory learning channels. Thank you!

Frances Butcher, Literacy Instructor/Retired Teacher
Simco, Ontario

These programs are an essential, daily part of my Special Education resource program. They develop phonetic awareness and word recognition skills in my students, leading to improved reading and comprehension skills. My students find the software very enjoyable and never tire of it. This software is very user friendly and the student progress tracking device is great for conferencing with teachers and reporting to parents.

Mr. Brian Herman, Teacher
Humewood Community School, TDSB Toronto, Ontario

Over the past four years I have purchased thirty programs from Essential Skills and use them on a daily basis with students experiencing literacy difficulties. I love the way these programs motivate my students and cover the basic skills in such a thorough and logical manner. The instructions for each program are clear and easy to follow. This software is extremely effective in the development and retention of basic reading and math skills for students. I highly recommend these programs!

Katharine Leverette, SST
Perth Road PS., Limestone SB, Ontario

Some programs are not easy for students to understand, yet the Essential Skills series is designed for independent student use - even the Special Education students who sometimes require additional support. The varied games made the student feel as if he was not doing work in spelling, but simply playing the games! They really enjoyed the review at the end of each session. Looking at their success rate and percentages was rewarding for them, and they would compare levels achieved!

Carol Craigen, Special Education Resource Teacher
Elgin Public School, Elgin, Ontario

The data I collected was gathered by doing a simple pre-test and post-test. To add to this I had each student do a decoding test (San Diego Quick Assessment) in September and again in June. This assessment tells me at what grade level a student can decode. As you can see the most remarkable results are from a student who has been using the Super Phonics program for two years. He went from a Grade 1 level to a Grade 5 level!

Judy MacDonald, Grade Teacher
Durham District Community School, Ontario