The software being utilized in the NCS lab is Successmaker from Pearson Digital Learning. Successmaker provides proven K-8 courseware that generates higher test scores through individualized, standards-based instruction. SuccessMaker is a learning environment that offers a powerful combination of management system, assessment, and curriculum resources to provide administrators, teachers, and students with tools to improve academic performance. Our NCS lab has helped our students tremendously with FCAT testing!

How does SuccessMaker Enterprise provide targeted,individualized instruction?

SuccessMaker individualizes instruction to the specific needs of each student by:

* Automatically presenting instruction at the level at which a student is ready to learn;a level neither too easy nor too difficult;creating a successful learning experience
* Adjusting the presentation of content to find the optimal sequence of instruction based on student response
* Guiding learning by employing a variety of instructional strategies when a student has difficulty and providing multiple opportunities to master each concept
* Periodically activating retention checks during the learning process to ensure retention of previously presented skills
* Emphasizing specific content areas where students need to focus.
* Reporting powerful data to identify student areas of difficulty and help teachers effectively target instruction

Pictured above is a 2nd grade class using the Successmaker Initial Reading program. Grades K-5 come to the NCS lab on a daily basis and the students rotate between math and reading every other day. Our teachers appreciate the fact that their students are presented with many strands of math that they could not address in their classrooms before the FCAT testing date.

How does SuccessMaker help our school address accountability demands?

* Scalable, research-based, aligned to state and local standards, dynamically adapts to individual student learning levels
* Aligned with instructional standards outlined by the International Reading Association (IRA)
* Addresses five essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension
* Results Manager management system provides reporting necessary to individualize instruction, maximize accountability, and promote data-driven decision making
* Gives educators the ability to forecast and manage achievement on high-stakes tests
* Numerous research studies and success stories demonstrate improved test scores, student performance, and product efficacy

Ms. West assisting a student.

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