Barnett Elementary School
Payson, Utah

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The following documentation provides pre and post-test scores for first grade children being taught Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself while attending Barnett Elementary School in Payson, UT. Using the Gates-Macgintie assessment, children were pre-tested in September and post-tested in February (6 months). One of the three classes was a Chapter I contained class.

The entire class results were:

Teacher

Vocabulary

Comprehension

Mrs. Anderson

1.2 to 2.7

1.2 to 2.6

Mrs. Larsen

1.2 to 2.7

1.2 to 2.6

Mr. Schollenberger (Chapter I)

1.1 to 2.5

1.1 to 2.4