“TEKSas Target Practice has really boosted our test scores. I love this part of my daily math lessons so much. The way the set spirals continuing to teach many skills each day is a huge help to the student learning. I have used it in my third grade class for several years but am moving to the fourth grade next year. I am purchasing this with my own money so I can have the up to date set ready to use on the first day of school.”

-Veva Cockerell

“I just wanted you to know we have gone through 124 of these words, so I decided to give them a test over all of these words, just out of curiosity. I had all 100’s in my 1st period! (Which is amazing, because these word lists have never gone home; they are just reviewed daily and weekly in class, and the kids keep a copy in their binders in my classroom) I don’t know what I did without them. You have made such a difference for my students and me! Every single day someone shows me one of our words, or more in their AR book that they are reading, or a parent tells me that they have been using them in conversation at home. I cannot tell you how much you have improved my classes for my students and for me. Again, thank you so much!”

-Melissa Medlin

“I really love TEKSas Target Practice. My students really benefited from the daily practice. Our math scores on the Stanford Achievement test were higher than they ever have been. Thank You!”

-Deana Garrick

“I am the district math specialist k-12 for Clarksville Public Schools, in Clarksville, Arkansas. I came across the vocabulary cards at a regional NCTM meeting. (in fact, I was on the same plane as the Lone Star Ladies, but I didn't know it at the time) We are a district of about 2700 kids from k-12.

I ordered a set, and then decided that they were so valuable, that I in the past three years have ordered sets for all of our teachers from grades 2-6, our junior high math teachers, our senior high math teachers, and all our ELL teachers. One of our teachers says that the kids look to the wall with the words, and when they are taken down for testing she noticed that the kids still look over to where the cards were hanging. That visual memory has helped all of our students.

We have even gotten the science cards for all our science classes, and ESL classes from grades 4-7. And, to top if off, we have ordered the antonym cards for our primary classes. The high school English classes use the antonym words as beginning writing prompts, and for writing analogies.

What great products they are! Each time we add on a teacher, one of the first things that his/her colleague tells them is to request the word wall words!

Thanks so much. ”

-Jennifer Parker

“Your products are of great benefit to our students. We use TEKSas Target Practice in most grade levels as a warm up activity. It is the best way to cover all TEKS objectives. I am a Special Education teacher and I use it in resource daily. What I like best is the “teachable moments” that TEKSas Target Practice offers when a student doesn’t “get it.” I can immediately teach a mini lesson on that set. Way to go! I am ordering the Target Reading as a LA support. ”

-Karie Eagleston

“I am a second grade teacher in Virginia. We received one copy of the Target the Question Math program to try out. I just happened to be the guinea pig to try it out. At first I was skeptical about the program and thought it was just something else I had to find time for. As soon as I set up the bulletin board for the program it got the student's attention. We began using Target the Question during the second week of school right after finishing morning calendar. At first it took the kids a while to catch on to the routine. After about three weeks of using the program every day the kids started enjoying it and I was starting to see results during our regular math period. Each morning when I plug up the overhead the kids know it is time to put on their critical thinking caps and do Target the question. Depending on which day of the week it is I always review the question or information from the day before. Then we review the overhead transparency. I will ask a student to predict what they think the question for the day is. Then I make a big production about pulling the new question from the envelope. The children get very excited and want to see the question quickly. Following the steps of the program I put the question in the pocket I made on the bulletin board. Then I ask the kids to find the "important information" (numbers and clue words) needed to answer the question. I circle the information on the board from the transparency, and underline the clue words on the pocket. Then the students set to work writing their number sentences. Upon completion of the number sentence we write an explanitory statement about our answer. We have been doing this part as a group, and are working towards writing it independently. Because of this program my class has learned what a number sentence is, how to write one and why it is different from a regular sentence. They are also more in tuned to the "important information" found in math stories or word problems. On our regular math practice pages I see them circling this information to help them solve the problem. My children are also very good at writing their own math stories, because we work with them every day now. I have told the cirriculum coach at my school what a great program I think Target the Question is. Other teachers have been into observe Target the Question and really like the way there are specific steps to follow for each problem. I think this program teaches children the strategies they need to create and solve math stories regardless of how it is worded. I couldn't think of a better program to implement in the classroom. Now my students ask when will it be time to do Target the Question. Some have told me it is their favorite part of the day. Thank you for making such a fabulous product with an important purpose.”

-Kari Brewer

“We used Seeing Science Structures in our classroom and it helped us tremendously! Our results from student testing went from 68% to 92% after successfully implementing Seeing Science Structures!

Thanks for providing top of the line materials that really prepare our students to become independent, critical thinkers!!”

-Teresa

“I was given set I & set II of the Vocabulary Pictures. I posted them all over the room, two years running. Anytime a child had a question about a vocabulary word I would point to it as I explained it. Thus hoping that seeing the picture while hearing the word they would better understand the term. Even during my last TAKS test I saw the children looking to the wall where the word had been posted when they encountered it on the test. Muscle memory, dual sensory introduction, combined hopefully helped bring the word to mind easier. That year our school went from "Unexceptable State Standard" to "exceptable State Standard" and our goal is "exceptional State Standard" next year. I think the vocabulary pictures helped a lot.

Thank you Lone Star Learning.”

- Joseph Mehring

“Research has shown that students don't do well on standardized test because they do not comprehend mathematical language. Since I've used the Math Picture Vocabulary Cards to supplement my math curriculum, my students have continuously exceeded the goals set forth by my school and district.”

- N. Jones