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Passages Read by Students Exceeds 18 Million on Voyager Ticket to Read Online ProgramDALLAS, November 18, 2009 — The thousands of students who log on daily to Ticket to Read®, the online reading program designed by Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc., exceeded 18 million reading passages on November 5, 2009. Ticket to Read provides additional motivation for students to learn to read and helps them improve their reading skills with online reading passages, games and rewards. During the week ending November 8, 2009, more than 229,000 students logged on to Ticket to Read and read more than 433,000 reading passages.
Students from across the country love the online reading program, which is evident from the letters received and the continuously high number of passages read.
"I like Ticket to Read because it shows you new vocabulary. I like Ticket to Read because it gets me to a higher reading level and a better reading grade. Ever since I started Ticket to Read, I'm the best reader in the class."
-Christian, third grade student, New York
"I learned how to read more in Ticket to Read. Ticket to Read is my favorite program in school. Ticket to Read is the best".
-Carissa, second grade student, Florida
"I really enjoy learning with Ticket to Read. The stories are awesome. We go to the computer lab every other week to improve our reading skills. Thank you T.J. for your support in my education."
-Brianna, third grade student, California
Ticket to Read is an easy-to-access and easy-to-use website designed to increase phonics skills, reading fluency, comprehension and vocabulary through additional practice at home and at school. The embedded reward system motivates both struggling and proficient readers to spend more time reading.
Ticket to Read provides students with different options as they practice their reading skills. They can participate in phonics activities, read high-interest passages at increasing levels of difficulty, take passage quizzes and also earn points to use in playing games, building virtual toys and customizing their personal clubhouse. Students can independently practice important reading skills at school, home, libraries or anywhere there is Internet access. The program is targeted to students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Ticket to Read is part of the company's core and reading intervention programs, Voyager Universal Literacy System®, Voyager Passport® and TimeWarp® Plus. Parents and classroom teachers may also purchase individual and classroom licenses for the program online or request a free trial at www.tickettoread.com.
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