Smart Start Reader delivers a superior service providing benefits to the students and administration. The design for the interface and functionality is solely based off the end users needs. SSR’s interface requires virtually no training before students actively read online. It contains autosave and tracking features to eliminate the need for a student to save their work or remember the last activity completed.

Each time a student logs on, they automatically return to the reading strategy they were working on. Because of the internet, students are able to have the same quality of reading instruction in class or at home. These features are beneficial to the teacher by eliminating confusion and reducing the time taken to keep each student organized and progressing forward. Unlike our competitors, SSR delivers a process that empowers students to read successfully and to blossom into independent learners.

Through the use of scaffolding techniques over a library of books, students perfect their skills and become independent of the program. Students walk away from the SSR program and the classroom understanding how to use certain literary tools such as graphic organizers and reading journals to support comprehension.

So, while there are other comprehension programs on the market, none have yet to offer a comparable approach or features like SSR. Smart Start Reader uses the internet to provide unlimited access to quality reading guidance outside of the classroom. It offers a library of stories for a student or school to choose from. It teaches students how to read actively while creating and using reading journals. It continually emphasizes when and why certain skills and tools should be used.

Its format uses repetition to ingrain good habits in young readers. Finally, it automates the planning, assessment, and reporting for teachers and administrators.