Community reviews for Istation

It's a great tool for crushing your kids souls and poses a risk to their mental health

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Hard for most kids. They couldn't advance or get points easy.

Very unhappy with this product and my student's hate it. They beg to not go on the program and often sit staring at the screen with eyes glazed. We are told from the district to use this program- every student MUST use it for no less than 1 hour a day- sometimes more. Student's are tired of staring at a screen, the material gets boring. Heads down on keyboards..."how much longer do I have to do this?" they ask. So sad. Breaks my teaching heart to say, I'm sorry but you have to do this. No writing component-which is actually what my students really need. Sure all kinds of charts and graphs, yay more data. Students are reduced to nothing more than a score on paper. :(

I dislike it sooooooo boring.

My overall opinion is that I-Station is a great tool to have in the classroom. Anything that allows for extra assistance, especially with struggling readers is helpful. I like that I can see student progress monthly and their "trend" by viewing the reports. If I feel that a student has improved in a certain area, I can start an ISIP assessment myself. I don't have to for the 1st of the month. I like how it gives the student a graphical score after each ISIP assessment so they can see immediately if they improved on their score since the last test. This gives students a bit more ownership. The program is engaging for most students. Though after some time, in my experience, students tend to not want to use I-Station. Luckily, this doesn't happen until near the end of the school year. If that happens, there is another reading intervention program I use. similar to I-Station.

It is a great way to monitor our students. I feel that more resources could be added throughout the year to help benefit particular students, based on their needs.