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[Assessment 451] Re: Skills BankKatrina Hinson khinson at future-gate.comWed Aug 2 21:58:58 EDT 2006
I'm glad you pointed this out. I'm going to have to investigate this on our end. We've been looking for something like this and this might be something for us to add. Thanks! Katrina >>> "Limkemann, Karen" <Karen.Limkemann at fwliteracyalliance.org> 08/02/06 8:00 AM >>> We also use KeyTrain as an instructional method but we use it with all levels including ESL. The auditory support is very popular with the ESL students who frequently have minimal opportunity to listen to standard spoken English. They love the repeat button! The beginning skills portions of the software are the most critical for lower level students. We had a situation here in Indiana where the South Bend area bought the KeyTrain program but NOT the beginning skills. They had to go back and get those portions. Without the beginning skills sections Katrina is right, it would only be useful for higher end students. Karen Limkemann Ft. Wayne, IN -----Original Message----- From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Katrina Hinson Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:46 AM To: The Assessment Discussion List Subject: [Assessment 440] Re: Skills Bank We have Skills Bank 4, My Skills Tutor (online), MHC Interactive, Keytrain and A+Anywhere. Additionally I have experience with using PLATO as well. We've kind of taken a different approach and use different programs with different levels of students. My Skills Tutor is one we use with our midrange level students while A+ and MHC are programs we use with our higher level students. Keytrain is one we use for students who might only need to "brush" up and can do so quickly. PLATO is similar to A+ in that it is very academic oriented and the readability level of the questions and content in both is higher than that of My Skills Tutor. All of the software programs when appropriately used are excellent resources are all about the same in terms of "user friendliness." I have to do the administration for most of the programs I've listed and I always create a student account so that I can practice the same assignments I give with my students. My students like all of them...and recognize that each has its own different difficulty levels. One may work on fractions in one program and %'s in another and use still another for writing practice. The key is finding where your own comfort level is as well as the comfort level of your student. They are excellent ways to reinforce skills or provide practice at home for students who want homework or for students who may have to take a "break" from class for whatever reason. It gives them a chance to keep their skills up if they so desire. Like someone else, I'm not sure I like the idea of them being stand alone - albeit with A+Anywhere our program does utilize A+Anywhere for Adult High School Students who need a credit for a class that we don't necessarily offer every semester but is needed for graduation. It correlates with our states Standard Course of Study and also offers a college readiness module. Regards, Katrina Hinson ________________________________ From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Gloria Fuentes Sent: Mon 7/31/2006 4:13 PM To: Assessment at nifl.gov Subject: [Assessment 430] Re: Skills Bank Is anyone familiar with the SkillsBank software or Plato, if so what do you think about it for GED preparation? -- Gloria Fuentes ------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Assessment mailing list Assessment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment ------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Assessment mailing list Assessment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment
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