This month we'd like to let one of our products do the talking. What better way to discover the effectiveness of a new Sopris West literacy supplement than to see for yourself?

A product that's creating a buzz among educators is Teaching Reading Essentials: Video Demonstrations of Small-Group Interventions, by renowned literacy expert Louisa Moats and reading specialist Linda Farrell. These professional development DVDs let educators watch learning come to life as experienced teachers implement effective K–3 supplemental reading interventions.

In addition to 58 unscripted classroom video demonstrations, Teaching Reading Essentials includes 18 professional development segments with Moats, featuring insightful commentary, candid discussions, and question-and-answer sessions.

We would like to offer you a free excerpt (PDF) from Teaching Reading Essentials or your choice of another new supplemental literacy program from Sopris West. A combination of research-based core programs, targeted supplemental interventions, effective assessment, and professional development has been shown to close the reading gap for students who typically score below the 40th percentile on standardized tests.

Please visit our Web site for your free excerpt, for access to an exclusive discounted product bundle (save 10 percent), and to view a short video introducing Teaching Reading Essentials.

We want to hear how our products are working for you! After you've explored our new literacy programs, please let us know what you think at
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Tina Watkins "summers" on the beach, in the mountains, and in the heart of downtown—wherever educators and administrators gather to relax, rejuvenate, and re-energize during Sopris West's Summer Institutes.

After more than a year's worth of planning, organizing, and booking top education presenters, the director of meeting management travels across the country to carefully selected resort locations.

"Our role is to try to give back to teachers as much as we can," Watkins says. "Our team takes personal pride in giving teachers the opportunity to enjoy a place that they may not otherwise be able to enjoy."

Along with recreation and relaxation come three to four days of innovative sessions, beginning with an inspiring educational keynote that sets the tone for the Institute. Having worked in meeting management for various industries, Watkins is particularly impressed with the education experts Sopris West draws for its Institutes, conferences, and workshops.

"The nationally recognized presenters speak for themselves," Watkins says. "As opposed to some other types of industries where you typically bring in a motivational speaker who may not be in your industry, the presenters that we attract are all nationally recognized educators."

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Susan Perkins, a special education teacher at Goddard High School in Kansas, wrote:

"I just got the Transitional Mathematics set after talking with one of your reps at the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders. My principal loved it as well and authorized the purchase. It is everything I need!

"The fact fluency is great for bell work and to keep students thinking! I work with a group of special education students, and this program is great to level students and meet each of their unique needs!"

If you have not received our spring Math Enrichment Catalog in the mail, please click here to request a free copy and discover how Sopris Math can work for you!

Do you have a success story involving your school or district and Sopris West products or professional services? If so, we'd love to share it with other customers. It's testimonials like these that inspire us all! Please send your stories, comments, or ideas to e-newsletter@sopriswest.com.

International Reading Association (IRA)
Annual Convention
"Literacy Without Boundaries"
May 13–17, 2007
Toronto, Canada
Visit Sopris West at booth #549

Just Read, Florida! K–12 Leadership Conference
August 5–8, 2007
Orlando, Florida