Success Maker Overview

August 2008
 Math Concepts and Skills
• K-8 course
• 16 content areas called “strands.”
• Strands are divided into computation and
application strands.
• The course covers 1600 skill objectives.
 Computation Strands
• Addition
• Decimals
• Division
• Equations
• Fractions
• Multiplication
• Speed Games
• Subtraction
 Application Strands
• Applications
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Number Concepts
• Probability and Statistics
• Problem Solving
• Science Applications
• Word Problems
 Features of MCS
• Teachers can customize the course for
EACH student or Group of students to
meet specific goals and objectives.
 Features of MCS
• Individualized Instruction
– Course is individualized according to
performance.
– Mastery or Intervention
 Features of MCS
• Customizing Capability
– Teachers can create a custom course that
includes only selected strands at a given
grade level to provide work in one or more
content areas.
– You can assign a custom course to a student
in addition to assigning the full course.
 Features of MCS
• Error Analysis – System responds
IMMEDIATELY to a breakdown in
algorithmic exercises.
• Delayed Presentation – A skill that is not
mastered is marked for delayed
presentation.
• IPM
• Worksheets
 Using MCS
• Default Enrolment Options
• Starting level
 Student Progress Reports
• Course Reports
• Cumulative Gains Reports
 Ideas for Classroom Use
• Whole Course Presentation – student
progresses throughout the course having
all strands presented as per default.
• Single Strand - Using the reference
manual, match the objectives in MCS with
what is being taught in class. Shut all
other strands off.
 Ideas for Classroom use
• Creating an Alias – Students can have two
logins. One login can take them through
course eclectically, and another can focus
on one strand at a time.
• Speed Games - Strands can be turned on
or off, but if a strand is set as inactive,
then no speed games exercises involving
that operation are presented.
 Ideas For Classroom Use
• Math Groups - using an alias login, sets
of students can be grouped according to
strand, or level.
 Reading Readiness
• Covers Grade Level K-1
• Six content areas or strands
• 36 skill objectives
 Reading Readiness
• Strands
– Letter Identification
– Visual Discrimination
– Auditory Discrimination
– Vocabulary Building
– Comprehension Skills
– Special Activities
 Reading Readiness
• Letter Identification
– Develops the ability to recognize the upper
and lowercase form of each letter of the
alphabet, its letter name, and a picture
associated with each letter.
 Reading Readiness
• Visual Discrimination
– Develops the ability to recognize similarities
and differences in letters, words, and pictures.
 Reading Readiness
• Auditory Discrimination
– Builds students’ phonemic awareness.
• Vocabulary Building
– Improves students’ ability to understand oral
language.
 Reading Readiness
• Comprehension Skills
– Develops literal and interpretive
comprehension skills associated with
understanding spoken language.
• Special Activities
– Problem solving, riddles, nursery rhyme
activities
 Classroom Incorporation
• Whole Course
• Single Strand
• Alias
• Reading Groups
• Activity Sheets