We are pleased to inform you that every student, Kindergarten through 5th grade, at Ethel F. Beckford/Richmond Elementary School has access to TicketToRead.com. TicketToRead.com is an interactive website that provides elementary students with tools to make reading a more pleasant activity and encourages them to improve their reading skills. After logging in, students enter a personalized clubhouse; here they select different passages that have been assigned to them by their teacher according to reading level. User ID and Password are available from the classroom teacher.
Students are already using Riverdeep, FCAT Explorer, and FCAT Simulation at school. Please continue to use them at home. Through these free programs, your child has opportunities to practice or review math, reading, and science skills taught at school or learn and apply new skills aligned to national and state standards on any computer connected to the internet. You can find Riverdeep Destination Success, FCAT Explorer and other learning resources on the Internet at http://www2.dadeschools.net/ or TicketToRead.com.
FCAT Explorer: Helping Your Child Succeed
Practice Makes Progress! That’s why the Florida Department of Education built the FCAT Explorer, 3 – 5th grade, to provide practice to help your child make real progress in the 
classroom, on the FCAT, and in life. For your child’s FCAT Explorer sign-in name and password contact your child’s teacher or call the FCAT Explorer Support Team toll-free at 1-888-750-3228.
Riverdeep Destination Math and Destination Reading
Destination Math and Destination Reading, Kindergarten through 5th grade, are highly interactive with full animation and audio support throughout the lessons in every unit. Your child’s ID# is both the user name and password. This number can be found on his/her report card. For further technical support please call the Riverdeep help desk at 1-888-327-2906.
The FCAT Simulation Software TestTools
You may checkout FCAT Simulation Software, 3-5th grade, from the Media Center to install a copy of the software on your home computer system. You checkout the appropriate grade level CD-ROM software like a library book and down load it on your home computer system, and return the CD-ROM back to the school.
