Re: Voyager Universal Literacy Reading Program

Posted by Dana Glass on 10/22/06

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Voyager is the most boring reading program on the market. It
does not teach reading comprehension. I am in a district
where most of the schools have to use it. Our school was lucky
enough not to have to use it. When I get a kindergartner or
first grade student from a Voyager school I cringe!! They read
words. They have no comprehension skills at all.


On 9/17/06, SCteacher wrote:
> On 9/19/05, KB wrote:
>> I posted this very early in the school year, I think most
>> of you were still on summer vacation. Is anyone using the
>> Voyager Universal Literacy reading program? Are you having
>> success with it? I teach second grade and I am am having
>> the following difficulties: *Non-readers are not given the
>> chance to learn letters and sounds, just repeat the words
>> that I read, such as camouflage and biography. *I have more
>> nonreaders than readers (12 non, 7 barely read, and 3 are
>> almost on-target) so NO work gets done in the stations.
>> *There is not a language component. My children still
>> cannot write sentences.
>>
>> Due to time constraints and having to teach all the other
>> subjects, there is no time in the day to teach language. I
>> currently only get half the math time that I should. Please
>> don't ask me to call my union rep, because there is nothing
>> that can be done. I am not trying to make the situation
>> better for me, just trying to teach my children and help
>> them learn. Thanks!!!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Voyager Universal Literacy Reading Program, 9/19/05, by KB.
• Re: Voyager Universal Literacy Reading Program, 9/17/06, by SCteacher.
• Re: Voyager Universal Literacy Reading Program, 9/17/06, by SCteacher.
• Re: Voyager Universal Literacy Reading Program, 10/22/06, by Dana Glass.