Students in grades 3 through 6 work on the curriculum for 30 minutes, three times a week, in the school's 34-station lab. Students in grade 2 have the opportunity to practice once a week and even first graders have the opportunity to visit the lab on occasion. Kelly educators use a combination of courses to help students build complex reading skills and to ensure that all students are working on challenging material. When students exceed grade level performance on foundations reading, they are advanced to courses that require more critical thinking. Student progress is carefully monitored so that there is continuous improvement in achievement.
Teachers use the reading course to prepare students for the test in the Spring.
The lab is also open after school for students who would like extra practice. Motivational programs and bulletin boards keep the students on target. An Exemplary School Students at Kelly Elementary have achieved increasingly higher levels on SuccessMaker courses from year to year. The teachers at Kelly excel at providing support and motivation to all students and they continually strive to improve student achievement. Students at Kelly achieve higher levels on SuccessMaker courses with each successive year.