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For Immediate Release
More Manatee County Third-Graders
Achieve Proficiency on the SAT-9
Voyager Passport Proves Successful for At-Risk Third-graders
BRADENTON, Fla., November 7, 2005 –Third-graders in the School District of Manatee County who were at risk of retention increased their scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), with 72 percent of students passing the standardized test compared to last year’s 27 percent promotion rate. Superintendent Dr. Roger Dearing attributes the improvement to the district’s implementation of Voyager Passport™, a K-6 reading intervention program from Voyager Expanded Learning.
Manatee third-graders who were identified as "at risk" of being retained were enrolled in Voyager Passport for 60 minutes every day for 30 days this past summer. "Our district achieved the greatest summer gains in the state," Dr. Dearing said. "Voyager Passport made all the difference."
Voyager Passport is a targeted reading intervention program that moves struggling readers to grade level proficiency. The program immediately identifies students who struggle with reading; intervenes with explicit, systematic instruction; and monitors progress until intervention is no longer needed. Voyager Passport fits into and strengthens all major reading programs by providing effective instruction in the five essential components of reading to students who need help the most.
The School District of Manatee County implemented Voyager Passport in second and third grade district-wide during summer 2005 to accelerate more students to grade-level proficiency. The district is continuing the program for the 2005-2006 school year.
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional development programs for school districts throughout the United States. The Voyager Universal Literacy System® is the only reading program patented for its “method and system for preventing illiteracy.” Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to more than 1,000 school districts in cities such as Dallas, Phoenix, New York, Philadelphia, and the District of Columbia, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Partnerships and collaborations with the Discovery Channel and the Smithsonian Institution enable Voyager to provide timely and powerful curricula for the American classroom. Voyager Expanded Learning is a subsidiary ProQuest Company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1.888.399.1995.
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