Essential Skills

Engage & Motivate Your Students to Learning Success

Feel confident that your students are getting the individualized instruction they need            

  • Built-in pretests deliver targeted intervention
  • Evidence-based with over 20 years of results
  • Accelerate learning & maximize instructional time
  • Wide-variety of auditory, visual & tactile typing activities
  • Students work & learn independently at their own level & pace
  • Tracks student results as they work from school & home
  • Available as a web-based subscription or on CD/DVD

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5 Star Review

β€œUsing Essential Skills software makes me feel better about the job I am doing as a teacher. The programs allow for independent learning and they teach the specific skills my students need.”

Kelly Torgerson, Teacher, North Shore Elementary

Essential Skills

Engage & Motivate Your Students to Learning Success


Full Access

30-Day Free Trial

Instant Access

No Obligation

No Credit Card Required

We respect your privacy & will not share your information under any circumstances

This is a 100% free offer from Essential Skills

β€œUsing Essential Skills software makes me feel better about the job I am doing as a teacher. The programs allow for independent learning and they teach the specific skills my students need.”

Kelly Torgerson, Teacher, North Shore Elementary

"These are high quality, research and evidence-based programs."


Hundreds of reviews from real classroom teachers...

β€œThe kids really like the Essential Skills programs and are using them twice a week. They are very involved with them when they are on the computer. The teachers feel the programs are making a real difference.”

Kenny Moccasin, Computer Lab, Saulteaux First Nation, Saulteaux Heritage School

5 Stars

"I have students who would rather work on Essential Skills than go to recess. These programs teach the skills that young children need in a sequential, systematic manner. These are high quality, research and evidence-based programs."

Sandra Crandall, Reading Specialist, Moiola Elementary

Success is the greatest motivator

β€œWe are using Essential Skills programs daily. Sight Words and Super Phonics are especially helpful. My students are using the programs independently, as they are very user friendly. They are great programs and have very much impacted their learning.”

Debbie Chegahno, Grade Two Teacher, Chippewas of Nawash, Cape Croker School

5 Stars

"I have taught for a long time and the Essential Skills programs are the best that I have ever seen! The Teacher Dashboard saves a lot of administrative time."

Janice Hoffman, Special Education, Stevenson Elementary

5 Stars

β€œWe are big supporters of your programs and use them extensively.”

Barry Church, Program Consultant, Dehcho Education Council

5 Stars

β€œOur special education teacher uses Essential Skills programs for 30 minutes daily with her students. The students had significant performance gains as a result of using the software. The programs enhanced our school-wide guided reading program.”

Claudia Roland, Program Coordinator, Cowichan Tribe, Ya Thuy Thut


"These are high quality, research and evidence-based programs."


Hundreds of reviews from real classroom teachers...

β€œThe kids really like the Essential Skills programs and are using them twice a week. They are very involved with them when they are on the computer. The teachers feel the programs are making a real difference.”

Kenny Moccasin, Computer Lab, Saulteaux First Nation, Saulteaux Heritage School

5 Stars

"I have students who would rather work on Essential Skills than go to recess. These programs teach the skills that young children need in a sequential, systematic manner. These are high quality, research and evidence-based programs."

Sandra Crandall, Reading Specialist, Moiola Elementary

5 Stars

β€œWe are using Essential Skills programs daily. Sight Words and Super Phonics are especially helpful. My students are using the programs independently, as they are very user friendly. They are great programs and have very much impacted their learning.”

Debbie Chegahno, Grade Two Teacher, Chippewas of Nawash, Cape Croker School

5 Stars

"I have taught for a long time and the Essential Skills programs are the best that I have ever seen! The Teacher Dashboard saves a lot of administrative time."

Janice Hoffman, Special Education, Stevenson Elementary

5 Stars

β€œWe are big supporters of your programs and use them extensively.”

Barry Church, Program Consultant, Dehcho Education Council

5 Stars

β€œOur special education teacher uses Essential Skills programs for 30 minutes daily with her students. The students had significant performance gains as a result of using the software. The programs enhanced our school-wide guided reading program.”

Claudia Roland, Program Coordinator, Cowichan Tribe, Ya Thuy Thut


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Essential Skills

Β© 2024 Essential Skills Software Inc.

7-125 Don Hillock Drive, Aurora, ON L4G 0H8

Phone: 1-800-753-3727 Email: [email protected]

All Rights Reserved.

Get FREE access to 1000's of online learning activities!


Essential Skills

Β© 2024 Essential Skills Software Inc.

7-125 Don Hillock Drive, Aurora, ON L4G 0H8

Phone: 1-800-753-3727 Email: [email protected]

All Rights Reserved.