MP schools try out Jolly Phonics

Giving and receiving $2,500 to be used to purchase phonetic reading software for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District, from left, are — Back row: Superintendent John Roederer, associate teacher Kris Jeffrey, teacher Angie Jandrey, Kiwanis President Troy Spence, and Kiwanian Brian Roth. Middle back: Austin Midthun, Jacob Fry, Caleb Helbling, Sawyer Carrasco, Hannah Housman, Maddie Milks, Addison Kelley, Ryann Davidson, Na’Kiesha Truss, Angie Gutirrez, Samuel Carrasco, Jude Beasley. Middle front: Ellie Liechty and LaShia Williams. Front: Madison Moore, Kyra Linkin, Chloe Warner, Dani Crawford, Rudy Mateo, Chase Williamson, Gillian Anderson.

by Mira Cash-Davis

Published:

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:13 PM CDT

Angie Jandrey, a Kindergarten teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, among others, got a trial version of phonetic reading software Jolly Phonics for her class when the company came out with it in January, and they used it regularly for review.

The software program gave her a reading-related use for her interactive white board for class activities while helping slower readers improve individually.

Today, the Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club made a $2,500 contribution to help the school purchase Jolly Phonics software for each elementary school’s K-2 age group in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District.

“We saw a chance with the economic situation we were at to be able to use the money,” said Kiwanis President Troy Spence.

Kiwanis approached district officials and asked how they could support the school district.

For more, see our June 2 print edition.

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