Our district purchased Study Island for this school year and our kids have been using it. It's OKAY, but to be honest, the kids need to be monitored when they use it because they guess! I also feel it's difficult for many kids to track the print when they are trying to read a passage on the computer screen.
I agree totally with the above report on study island-our district purchased access to the program and we are expected to use it. I don't find it that useful-it is difficult to read and use test strategies as students cannot write on the computer and can easily lose their place, reading is too hard for low level readers so they are frustrated. Students get something out of it if they are closely monitored-but this involves quick action on the part of the teacher. I wouldn't recommend buying it again if my district asked me and I know most of the teachers in my building feel the same way. Laura _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
