We think Pestalozzi would have liked that the programs deal with the individual. One deals more with connecting the home with the school and uses the key term interactive software. Reading needs to be addressed on an individual level to take children from where they are to a progressive state.
Prior knowledge is so important in order to get internal meaning across.
I, Gina, teach children that mostly come from homes that are starved for experiences and some, but not all, are not even living with their biological parent. Most are dealing with their basic needs unmet. I have a lot of struggling readers, I believe because of the basic need deficit. Jan teaches children of just the opposite scenerio. She has at grade level or above readers.