For 26 years Reading Horizons has helped struggling readers of every age and every background. Now with the release of the NEW Reading Horizons v5 software, this program has the strength to help even more students learn to read! This post is a continuation of a 5 day post series focusing on 5 different features of the new Reading Horizons v5 software.
Day 1: Lessons
Day 2: Library
Day 3: Pronunciation Proficiency Tool
Day 4: Vocabulary Tool
Day 5: Administration System
The new Reading Horizons v5 software's greatest improvement centers around its efforts to create a more student-focused reading program. Several of the options available in the Administration System help the software fulfill this goal.
The Administration System allows teachers and administrators to set student tracks which determine the entry level and speed students will go through the program. There are three default tracks that teachers can assign: emerging, basic, or accelerated. These defaults help teachers and administrators ensure a proper fit with student ability and program curriculum.
This screen shows the Student list in the Administration system
Another way the Administration System helps ensure the program caters to student needs is through the assessment function. Through the Administration System teachers and administrators can test the skills of students to determine entry level and progress. These assessments also help teachers catch the areas that students need additional help with in order to improve their reading skills.
Aside from assisting instructors in creating a more student focused program, the Administration System also helps instructors maintain the program and run reports to track group and student progress. The Administration System makes it easy for teachers to add students to the system as well as assign them to groups.
This is an example of the Lesson Reports available in the Administration System
The Administration System strives to make the program more user-friendly for teachers and administrators, and more student-focused for those striving to grasp the fundamentals of reading.
Question
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In this post several features of the Administration System of Reading Horizons v5 were explained. From reading this post, what do you think of Reading Horizons approach to make the Administration System and the entire program more student-focused?
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