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By: Amanda Lundberg, David Livingston Miller, and John Kenneth Gillin
Group 13
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The Waterford Institute
was created to give
children around the world
the opportunity to excel
academically as well as
provide equity among
classrooms through the
use of technology. This
revolutionary new
software individualizes
learning for students
grades pre-school through
second grade in the
subjects of math, science,
and reading.
The Waterford Institute’s founder, Dr. Dustin
Heuston, speaks on the foundation of the Waterford
Institute and the mission of the company.
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Waterford software is present in
thousands of classrooms
throughout the world, and has
proven to be extremely effective.
Not only do students benefit from
these interactive lessons, but
children truly enjoy taking part in
these educational games.
Waterford engages students by
developing game-like educational
programs like Rusty and Rosy,
Camp Consonant, and Central
Park. These programs contain fun
cartoon characters, while
incorporating important lessons
on reading, math and science in
ways that are easy to follow. These
programs come at a low cost, at
approximately $240 per program.
“Rusty and Rosy” –This interactive
learning software adapts to a child’s needs
based on their performance in the
activities. It is a fun way learn the basics of
reading and comprehension.
“Camp Consonant” – “Emphasizes
phonemic awareness, multi-sensory
activity, and explicit instruction proven
scientifically effective in helping young
children overcome reading disabilities.”
This is a much more personalized webbased product.
“Central Park” – A web-based reading,
math, and science curriculum for children
ages 2-8. “Through a cast of lively
animated characters, Central Park teaches
both educational and social concepts”
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The WACS, or Waterford Assessment of Core Skills,
allows information about student development and
progress to be accessible instantly to teachers, which
would take a lot of time and energy to gather without the
program . This makes assessments of the students on an
individual basis a much easier endeavor.
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Waterford has developed
Interactive Whiteboard
Lessons to use on Smartboards
in classrooms. A Smartboard is
a piece of technology that
combines the easy use of a
white board with all the
accessibility a computer offers.
Waterford has taken this
technology and incorporated
programs that are easy for
young students to use. It has
also opened up new doors for
teachers, expanding their
repertoire of presenting new
ideas to the class.
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The Waterford Institute has developed math,
science and reading programs for children with
no prior learning experience called Waterford
Early Learning. Waterford Early Learning
incorporates the same game-like learning
experience, along with all the same benefits.
At risk students and English language learner
students have demonstrated significant growth
in their learning abilities after using these
interactive programs.
Waterford is not only reaching out to students in
the United States, but is also used in Romania,
Senegal, Rwanda, Israel, India, China, and
Taiwan. Children around the world are
receiving instruction in English reading, math,
and science, as well as learning English as a
second or foreign language.
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Countless hours of research have been
conducted proving the effectiveness of
Waterford technology, and that with
continued use comes better results.
With literacy being such an important
part of the educational process, it only
stands to reason that a revolutionary
software was developed to put the best
learning methods in the hands of
young children around the world. New
technologies are making a significant
impact not only in the world, but also
in the classroom. Using technology as
a way to engage students in an
interesting and effective way opens up
many doors to the educational success
of children growing up in the 21st
century.
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For more information, visit
http://www.waterford.org/.