"This class has certainly met my expectations. My goal for this class to enhance my reading instruction tool box, and I feel as though I have done this."
~ Allison Milley

"The most valuable concepts gained during the class came from reading the textbooks and researching the websites to further understand a concept. I particularly liked the module on phonics. There is so much debate about the best way to approach phonics and I felt the module helped put all the different theories into perspective." ~ Amy Brenegan

"The most valuable concepts I gained during the class were in the phonemic awareness modules. I am feeling much more confident in helping my students with specific problems. I am now able to identify a specific problem and match it to a strategy in order to remediate.

The activity that was the most enjoyable for me was creating a lesson for meaning vocabulary. I really enjoyed looking through the literature to find words that would be beneficial to the student, and I think this will be something that I can use in my class this year."
~ Angela Dammeyer

"As a result of this course, I have added a number of references to consult when I have questions. With the course text books and supplemental readings, I have been exposed to a whole new school of thought. I believe this added perspective will serve me well in my role as high school reading teacher."
~ Cynthia Kautz

"I plan to use so many of the instructional techniques with my Title I reading groups that it is hard to list them all. Specifically, I am very excited to try performance reading activities with my students. I have not used these techniques in the past, but after reading about how effective they are in helping students to become fluent readers I am really motivated to put them into practice in my classroom. The most valuable concept that I learned through taking this class is that fluency is absolutely essential to comprehension."
~ Dawn Westphal

"One particularly valuable activity were the “Share a Pair” of strategies assignments. It was great to read the activities that other teachers have used in their classrooms. I think that this online collaboration added to the sense of community."
~ Jenifer Moore

"The strategies that we shared for sight words, read alouds, phonemic awareness and fluency were all useful. I have saved many to a zip drive for further use in the classroom."
~ Nina Ruskey

"The most valuable (and most fun) activity was actually working with a student on a lesson I designed."
~ Kelly Fanta-Stroik