Destination Success

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• Destination Success
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• The Edmark House Series
• School to Home Connection
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  Presented by
• Houghton Mifflin
  Learning Technology (Riverdeep)
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  and
• The School
  District of Palm Beach County
  

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Houghton Mifflin Learning Technologyand The
School District of Palm Beach County A
Partnership Leading to a Pathway of Success
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What if I do not have a computer at Home?
Accessing the Software

• Public Libraries
• Community Centers
• Check with your childs school to see if they
  provide extended hours in the media center or
  computer lab
• Check with local adult education centers

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Why Software is Effective

• Software offers variety children can explore a
  number of topics on different levels.
• Children receive quick feedback, so they stay
  interested.
• Software engages childrens interest by
  encouraging children to laugh and use their
  imagination while exploring.
• Software is non-threatening.
• Its FUN! ?

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Accessing Destination Success and Edmark House
Series Softwarewww.palmbeach.k12.fl.usLearning
ToolsRiverdeep
Log on Today Its FREE
Log on Today Its FREE
User Name pb and 8 digit Palm Beach County
Student ID Number Password Pre-K and
Kindergarten K, 1st Grade 1, 2nd Grade 2,
3rd thru 12th pb and 8 digit
PBC Student ID Number (Check your childs report
card or with the classroom teacher.)
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Student Access
Exploration - Students can Explore available
contentMy Tasks - Assignments from Teachers
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Exploration
Click on the word Launch to begin working in
Math or Reading
Click Exploration
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Click Launch
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Destination Math (Pre K-5) Destination Math
Spanish (Pre K-5)
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Destination Math (6-12) Destination Math
Spanish (6-12)
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Destination Math (English Spanish)Courses I
II Exploration
Click a Module
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Destination Math (English Spanish)Courses I
II
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Click a Unit
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Choose a Topic - Time
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Click a Wallet
Click a Lesson Card
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Student Screen
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Destination Math/Destination Math SpanishCourse
III Algebra IExploration
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1- Choose a Module 2- Choose a Unit 3-Choose a
Lesson T Tutorial 1, 2, 3 Workout Questions
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Mastering Skills and Concepts Course III
Displaying and Analyzing DataStudent Screen
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Destination ReadingCourse I

• Emergent Literacy and Phonemic Awareness
• Fundamental print concepts
• Alphabetic principles
• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics
• Three-letter words
• Early reading
• Automatic word recognition
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension strategies
• Narrative fiction and informational text
• Decodable texts
• Writing activities

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Destination ReadingCourse II

• Building Fluency and Comprehension
• Advanced phonics
• Word study
• Elements of fiction
• Elements of non-fiction
• Writing
• Early grammar
• Research skills
• Reading for task-oriented purposes
• Reading graphics-based texts

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DR Courses I and II Exploration
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1 - Click a Unit to begin a Reading Lesson
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Choose a Lesson
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2 - Choose a Lesson to begin Exploring
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Destination Reading Courses III and IV

• Strong focus on comprehension and vocabulary
  (with some decoding support)
• Strategic reading section that extends the
  scaffolding and modeling for reading passages
• Activate prior knowledge and build background
  knowledge activities
• More writing opportunities to help connect the
  software to popular, award-winning literature in
  the classroom

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DR Courses III and IV Exploration
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1 - Click a Unit to begin a Reading Lesson
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Choose a Lesson
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2 - Choose a Lesson to begin exploring
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Edmark House Series (Pre-K - 2)
Baileys Book House
Millies Math House
Sammys Science House
Trudys Time Place House
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House SeriesScope and Sequence
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Edmark House Series Exploration
Click a picture to begin the Lesson
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Technical Tips

• Turn off your Pop-up Blockers for this site
• AOL users use Internet Explorer as your browser
• For Technical Assistance call
• Riverdeep Tech Support - 1-888-327-2906

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Houghton Mifflin Learning Technologyand The
School District of Palm Beach County
Thank you for a Valuable Partnership!