Success
Waterford Works
For English Language Learners
For the Student
- Cognitive Academic Language
Proficiency (CALP) development - Complete continuum of explicit
reading, math, and science
instruction - An exciting and fun environment
that provides meaningful interaction - No pressure to perform in front
of peers or teacher, lowering
affective filter - Motivating feedback
- Comprehensible input through
visual, auditory, and kinesthetic cues - Individualized, mastery-based sequencing
- Instructions that can be started, stopped, or repeated as necessary
- Built-in repetition and review
- Take-home books, DVDs, CDs, and newsletters
For the Teacher
- Ongoing student assessment provides detailed reports on demand
- Teacher resource guides for English language learners
- Professional development by world-class educational consultants
Helping English Language Learners to Achieve
Recent studies in Tucson Unified School District demonstrate that while all Waterford subgroups outperformed their non-Waterford counterparts, English language learners made the most gains. In fact, English language learners had the lowest scores on the SAT 10 pretest and the HIGHEST scores on the posttest! Complete Reading Study Complete Math and Science Study
Customer Voices
Scope of skills
Recognized by
- Florida Center for Reading Research
Pre-K | K-2 - Oregon Reading First Center
Resources
Correlation
Waterford correlates to your standard.
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