Programs Using A+LSTM Traditional Classrooms Credit Recovery Summer School After School Adult Education GED Prep Remediation Programs Math, Reading, Science Prep English as a Second Language Training Special Education At Risk Schools College Remediation Programs College Prep-Upward bound programs Enrichment/Gifted/Talented Programs Dropout Prevention Transition Students Standardized Test Prep Exit Exam Prep AP Classes Homebound Students Vocational Training Juvenile Detention In-School Suspension Extended Day Programs Tutoring Primary Credit ACT/SAT Prep Citizenship Programs Distance Learning Gear Up Title Programs Benchmark Testing Partners of A+nyWhere Learning System® Cambridge University Press National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Encyclopedia Britannica Lexiles & Quantiles Assessments Reporting / Data Research A+nyWhere Learning System® 169 Courses (4 Content Areas, Electives, Grades K-12) • State & National Standards Integrated and Aligned to Curriculum Content • Advanced Placement (AP) Courses: 21 Art History, Biology, Calculus AB-BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, Macro- and Microeconomics, Physics B-C, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US Government, US History, World History _ • World Language Courses: 24 ESL I, Intro to World Languages, French I-IV, German I-IV, Japanese I-II, Latin I-VI, Mandarin (Chinese) I-II, Spanish I-IV Backbone of A+LS: Assessment Course Assessment - Fixed Grade Level - Pre/Post Tests - Determine student growth Adaptive Assessment - “Smart Testing” District Driven Assessment - “Benchmark Testing” Arizona School – Top 180 Students (Sept 07- May 08) Arizona School – Top 180 Students (Sept 07- May 08) Reporting Tools Reporting Tools Research Basis and Results What works, with what kids, under what circumstances… Research Basis and Results Research Study, Summary & Independent Review Documentation “Learning to read is the most important task a child can achieve.” Elizabeth McPike, American Educator, 1995 “ This is an artist. See the “r” in artist? Find the “r” below. ” Learning Letter Sounds establishes alphabetic understanding by introducing the six letters that make up 50% of all words in English: o s t a r e The next six letters are in 30% of the words. i n l u c p Learning Letter Sounds introduces the letters found in 80% of the words, rather than alphabetic order.