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CONCLUSION Blended learning has great potential to help teachers better address students’ needs. Through a combination of online learning and more customized face-to-face direct instruction, students experience student-centered learning, teacher mentoring, and the opportunity to self-direct their learning. If teachers were to embrace the blended learning approach and implement it with fidelity, formal education would more effectively e as a launch pad to help students better ontribute to filling the needs of a demanding world. Reading Horizons is a perfect complement to a blended learning approach with its online learning component and accompanying teacher-guided direct instruction materials. Its competency-based approach customizes student instruction to ensure that student-centered learning is taking place. Its individualized instruction and opportunities to self-direct learning allow students to learn at their own pace. In addition, the reporting system informs eachers regarding how to better meet tudents’ needs during whole-class and small group instruction. A combination of these features comprised in the Reading Horizons curriculum assists teachers with helping their students better reach their potential and become lifelong learners. Visit the Reading Horizons blog at www.ReadingHorizons.com where blended learning will be discussed throughout the year. 18

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