Marksville Elementary Instructional Coach Liza Jacobs and paraprofessional Jessica Gauthier assist 1st graders working in the Fast ForWord lab. The computer-based program is designed to improve reading skills by addressing the way students learn in what the program developers call “brain fitness” and “scientific learning.” {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
Avoyelles School Board starts ‘Fast ForWord’ in 8 schools
There are many “intervention” programs available that promise schools and school districts they can improve students’ performance.