BrightFish Reading Implementation Models

Schools can use BrightFish Reading as an effective reading intervention for students in grades 2-10. The flexible implementation model, browser-based access and self-paced learning make it easy to fit BrightFish into programs for Tier I at-risk, Tier II, English Language Learners and special education students.

If you have a question about using BrightFish Reading with your students, contact our implementation specialists at support@brightfishlearning.com.

Sample implementations: 2016-17

School	Grade Levels	Groupings	Minutes Per Week	Location	Areas of Improvement	How BrightFish Helps
Cloverdale Elementary, AL	2, 3	ELL, Tier I at risk, Tier II	60+	Class, After School, Home	Increased motivation to read.	"I greatly enjoyed using BrightFish Reading with my students this year. They have an increased desire to read and really like the gamification aspects. One student used her mom's cell phone while waiting for her brother to finish ball practice! Loved it!" –Jeanette Randall, Instructional Coach
Girard Elementary, AL	2,3,4,5	Tier I at risk, Tier II, Special Education	30-60	Lab, Class, Home	Improvement in all areas of reading.	"BrightFish Reading helped in all areas of reading. The program is a great motivator for my students!" –Sarah Owen, Program Specialist
Morris Slingluff Elementary, AL	2,3,4,5	ELL, Tier I at risk, Tier II	30-60	Lab, Class, Home	Increased volume of reading, excitement, processing multisyllabic words, fluency	"I was hesitant about using another 'program' to help my students. This program exceeded my expectations. Kids were eager to come to my class to work on their Brightfish stories. They wanted to correctly and quickly complete a story. My office walls are full of their certificates and the students take pride seeing their name on the wall when they complete stories." –Nikki Burns, Reading Specialist
Spout Springs Elementary, GA	2,3,5	Special Education	60+	Class	Increased reading levels.	"I love it!" –Meghan Holmes, Special Education Teacher
Tadmore Elementary, GA	4	ELL, Special Education	30-60	Class	Word decoding and fluency.	"I like the independence for students. I look forward to using BrightFish again next year!" –Laurie Scheyer, Special Education Teacher
Felton Charter School, SC	2	Tier II	30-60	Lab	Increased interest in improving reading.	"It is an investment that is worth it." –Courteney Brunson, 2nd Grade Teacher
New America School, NM	High School	ELL	30-60	Lab, Home, After School	Engagement and vocabulary.	"It has great potential to improve students' reading, if implemented correctly and students treat it with an understanding that it will help them read much better and much faster." –Tony Ray, ELL Teacher
Pamlico County Schools, NC	1, 2, 3	Summer Reading Camp	60	Lab	Interest in reading and growth in reading scores	Our first, second, and third grade students participated in BrightFish Reading during a summer reading program. The students LOVED the program and were excited to earn certificates. As a teacher, I was impressed with the student interaction component of the program and the well-planned sequence of student learning activities. EVERY student that used BrightFish Reading during the summer reading program had a POSITIVE growth score at the completion of the summer.