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ESGI - SO SIMPLE for Kindergarten/1st Grade Teachers:)!!!

I can't claim to know MUCH about this program, but I CAN point you in the direction of someone who DOES!  One of our Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Messer, showed me a website called ESGI (Educational Software for Guiding Instruction), that she WON for a year at the National Kindergarten Convention this past summer.  This is a GAME CHANGER!!!  She is able to assess her kindergartners on her computer and IT IS FAST!  What she used to spend hour and hours doing she can now get done in easily half that time!  The other part that I LOVE is that it allows you to see various reports for your entire class for differentiating and grouping, reports for individuals to show what they are doing well and what they need work on, flashcards can be generated for practice of skills not yet mastered, and it also generates a parent report in detail showing how their child is doing.

 Samples that I stole RIGHT off their website so you can see the assessment piece:
Samples of generated reports:
Parent Information and flashcard generator:
The BEST part is you can sign up for 60 day trial and check it out yourself.
If you are at ALL interested in talking to Mrs. Messer, PLEASE let me know and I can get you in touch with her!

Happy SHORT WEEK - YAHOO MEA HERE - LOVE THIS:)
Mrs. I:)

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