Testimonials for Jamestown Reading
Navigator™
Jamestown Reading Navigator, the first online reading
intervention program designed exclusively for middle school
and high school students, is research-based and proven to produce
reading results. Teachers love the program because it allows
each student to work at his or her own pace at the appropriate
instructional level—producing faster gains in reading achievement.
Students love the programs for its motivating, age-appropriate
content at accessible reading levels and engaging instruction.
The following are a small sample of the many success stories
shared with us by teachers and administrators across the country.
If you are a fan of Jamestown Reading Navigator, please
share your success stories and teaching tips with us for a
chance to be featured in our catalog and on our website!
Skill Improvement with Jamestown Reading Navigator
“The students look forward to their time using JRN.
Their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills have increased
significantly, as well as their oral reading skills. This program
has been a great asset to our reading strategies program.”
-Carolyn Thompson
JRN Teacher, Missouri
“Jamestown Reading Navigator allows [our students]
to work at their individual levels, at their own pace, and
most importantly, offers immediate and specific remediation.”
- Ms. Jackilyn Thayer,
Literacy Specialist
Eldorado High School
Actual Student Feedback on Jamestown Reading Navigator
“I like reading new stories and hearing new things that are
going on in the world… I like it because it is very educational
and it gives me a better understanding of the world around
me that I live in. It makes me more appreciative to the new
and different things. Hearing what scientists come up with
for the future interests me.”
“Reading the stories is the best part of Reading
Navigator…The
stories are interesting.”
“What I like about Reading Navigator best is how
it shows us new reading clues… It helps me understand the story.”
“JRN helps me be a better reader.”
“Using JRN makes me more interested in my schoolwork.”
“I like JRN because I can work at my own level.”
“The program has helped me learn new words.”
“I read for fun more than I did before using JRN.”
Student Response to Jamestown Reading Navigator
“I feel that students enjoy Reading
Navigator. Many
students talk about the program as being “the best” reading
program. Students are very motivated and eager to come to class.
Student progress varied, but many saw improvements in their
reading and writing ability. Students feel the material is
age appropriate and interesting. They enjoy the program!”
-Kerry Daub
English Teacher
Utica, NY
“Jamestown Reading Navigator really engages students,
but it had a major effect on students who struggle academically,
socially, and emotionally. Students get immediate feedback
and feel at ease moving through levels at a pace they set themselves,
whether at school or at home.”
-Patricia Gamble,
Reading Services lead teacher, Nebraska
Ease of Use/Flexibility of Jamestown Reading Navigator
“I totally love this reading program! I like the flexibility
of it and its many components. All of my students are more
motivated and my ESL students pronounce their words more clearly,
and read with much more confidence.”
- Mary Faragher,
JRN Teacher
Tennessee
For more success stories, please call our toll-free number (800-USA-READ) and
request a free copy of Results with Jamestown Reading Navigator—order
number LA08W6676. Or, download it instantly
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