| "I have only taken two other online courses and both of them required posting and interacting with other students online. VoyagerU gives you the convenience of an online course, but still allows face-to-face interaction through the monthly meetings. I found that aspect extremely helpful and an integral part of the course." |
Gail Cosky,
Reading Coach
Canterbury St. School
Worcester, MA
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| "We love the VoyagerU program here and we are strong supporters. It puts everybody on the same page and helps them to understand their role in the process of teaching kids how to learn read, and that is the most important thing we do." |
Leigh Ann Vanderheyden,
Reading Coordinator
Robey Elementary School
Litchfield School District |
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| "I have nothing but high remarks for the VoyagerU experience. In my opinion, the top three benefits of this program are: the content, which aligns completely with No Child Left Behind and Reading First; the ability to do the course work at one's own pace and schedule as the ease of the program for the "technologically challenged;" and finally, the ability to fulfill one's course requirements according to one's individual role or grade level." |
Gail Cosky,
Reading Coach
Canterbury St. School
Worcester, MA
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| "They like most that they can work at their own pace. They like the group meetings -- and those group meetings are essential. They can take them right back to their rooms and do them. They like the notebooks and binders, and being able to read about it online, have hard copies with them, and that they are separated by modules." |
Diane Lowe,
Literacy Professor/Coordinator /Advisor to Literacy
and Language Graduate Reading Program
Framingham State college
Framingham, MA |
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| "I am quite impressed with all the updates of the New York State Reading Academy. I have been through the Academy myself from the beginning about three years ago and I have to say that this company does an immaculate job of taking suggestions from users and putting them into practice. It is easy to use and makes sense how it is designed in a very logical sequence." |
Jennifer Suchy,
Reading First Coordinator
Catskill Central School District |
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| "It has been a help for teaching reading to the students. The teachers are developing a better understanding of the strategies needed to get understanding from different types of text." |
Jerry Venz,
Reading Specialist
John Adams Elementary School
Oklahoma City, OK |
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| "Through the program I have developed a new appreciation for how children learn to read." |
Georgina Trebbe |
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| "This was such a great opportunity to work with my peers and to share ideas learned through this program. It also reinforced some things I am already doing and guided me with some next steps for some of my struggling students." |
Carrie Piscitello |
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| "This course has been an excellent learning experience. I feel that the site is extremely easy to navigate and very resourceful. I am learning and applying new strategies/techniques with each module and I know that the participants are all very pleased that they decided to take this course. We certainly appreciate all of the lesson plans that are provided." |
Dannah Judge |
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| "I feel that this course has enhanced my reading instruction by providing adequate dialogue for me to share with my students about reading instruction." |
Helen Kelly,
Anson County School District
North Carolina |
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| "I can really see the benefit of this program. It allows for new ideas in helping students in certain areas where they struggle." |
Karoline Grant,
Carter School
Durham, North Carolina |
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| "I am truly enjoying and learning from this course. If I don't understand something, I can look it up in my notebooks or use the online pieces over again. I find it very informative and useful for teaching in the Reading First program." |
Ruth Flick,
Scotland County Schools
Laurinburg, NC |
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| "I like the way that the computer course is set up. The directions and assignments are easy to follow and the program is very user friendly." |
Mary Sahady,
Louisburg Elementary
Louisburg, North Carolina |
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| "I really do like the fact that this program offers a closer look at the components of reading and how to teach reading to our students. I like how so much of the program is online for us to access when we are able to. I see this program as a valuable tool and am glad I decided to participate. I would recommend this program to teachers because I strongly feel it is something they can learn from and something that will help them be more successful in teaching reading." |
Christina Kloster |
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| "The course covers a lot of material that is helpful. I like the way it is designed to meet the needs of diverse learners." |
Diane Boyd |
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| "I think every teacher should have the opportunity to learn through VoyagerU. I have learned so much. I am still going over my reading materials to make sure I stay tuned up." |
Diane Boyd |
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| "As a coach, I feel that this program has been great for our staff. We are now all on the same page." |
Katharine Hayes,
Reading Coach |
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| "I like the notebooks that we can go back to and the group meetings are a real help. The videos are great." |
Christine Grove,
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Oklahoma City, OK |
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| "I enjoy the repetition of doing videos on my own, meeting in groups, and going over the assessments with our coach. This reinforces how we teach as well as how our students learn." |
Barbara Stock,
Blair Elementary School
Wilmington, NC |
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| "I especially like the think-alouds. They help the teacher know which strategies the students are using effectively, which ones they need help with, and which ones they need to be taught." |
Evelyn Conder,
Oklahoma City Public Schools |
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| "This course has been helpful in showing me what is appropriate for all of my students who are at different levels. I have gotten lots of ideas for mini-lessons to help my students who may need just a little more time to catch on to something." |
Kathryn Moore
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| "The course was easy to follow and allowed me to go at my own pace. I really enjoyed it." |
Sarah Moore
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| "This course is not only informative in specific areas of teaching reading, but it does a good job of giving the overall view of how good readers learn to read." |
Cathy Bates
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| "This is a great program that gives you immediate results of your students' progress in reading. It helps the teacher determine what skills they need to focus on with each student to make everyone in the class a more successful reader." |
Vanessa Lapre
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| "This course provides an outstanding, organized way to provide effective reading instruction. The modules help to keep topics separate and provide in-depth insight." |
Jessie Gogulski,
First Grade Teacher
La Grange Elementary School
La Grange, NC |
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| "My reading knowledge is now more fully developed. I have enjoyed each module that I have participated in and am looking forward to the next three." |
Billie W. Odom,
Literacy Coach
Spring Hope Elementary School
Spring Hope, NC |
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