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Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District
San Manuel, Arizona, United States
Interactive whiteboard helps students improve reading skills |
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Overview
Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School district has 1,350 students enrolled in preschool through grade 12. The district consists of four schools, San Manuel Junior/Senior High School, First Avenue Elementary, Avenue B Elementary and Mammoth Elementary.
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"By computerizing my lessons and making them interactive, I was able to capture the students' attention. Now, the kids are engaged in the lessons and their reading scores have come up tremendously."
– Manuel Chavez, Teacher
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Challenge
Grade-six teacher, Manuel Chavez, wanted to find a way to help his students improve their reading skills and get excited about reading. He also needed to decrease the amount of time he spent with his back to the class writing on a chalkboard and increase the amount of time he spent teaching.
SMART Solution
Chavez decided to computerize his lessons and teach his classes using one of the district's recently purchased SMART Board interactive whiteboards.
Results
Students have gone from reading at an average rate of 89 words per minute to reading at an average of 165 words per minute, and test scores have improved significantly. Chavez also says he doesn't waste time writing lessons on a chalkboard during class - it is now strictly bell-to-bell teaching during his reading class.
