The following responses are from a survey we conducted with special education teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools:
Please characterize your overall opinion of the MangoMon program.
"The students loved the program and they worked very well with it. Progress is shown in their Progress reports. I thought it was fabulous."
"I think the MangoMon program is a great because it reinforces the basic skills that some students lack in Reading and Language Arts. I only wish I had access to it early in the school year."
"The program is FANTASTIC!!!"
"I think the program was very good. Although my kids were only on the program a couple of months there was growth in their skills."
Do you think the program met each student's individual needs?
"Yes, because it allows each student to work at his/her own pace."
"Yes, because each started at a different level depending on the pre-assessment and they gradually progressed as they mastered the objectives."
"Yes, for the little time that we used the program, I felt that each student was able to benefit from the activities that were geared toward their own level."
"Yes because it placed them where they needed to be."
"From start to finish the program targeted students ability level. This gave students an opportunity to master the skill before moving on to the next objective."
Do you think the program improved your student's overall performance?
"Yes. Although with more time they would have blossomed even more. The majority of my students showed improvement on the post test."
"They were much more confident to read, and they read with more fluency. They also performed math operations with greater ease."
What did you like best about the program?
"The sound effects and student motivation to use the program."
"From a teacher's point of view, I liked that I was able to monitor what they were learning. I was able to see their progress and their failures. I was able to provide remediation on the lessons they had difficulty. I was able to also see what standards they mastered."
"As a teacher, I appreciate the reports and how the program runs itself; receiving instant feedback on how each student performed on a particular skill or area is very beneficial to planning class lessons."