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Georgia Department of Education Approves Scientific Learning Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant Products for Adoption
Monday, December 01, 2008
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Learning
Corp. (http://www.scilearn.com) (Nasdaq: SCIL) today announced that the
Georgia Department of Education has selected the Fast ForWord(R)
(http://tinyurl.com/6j3qcp) and Reading Assistant(TM)
(http://tinyurl.com/55qjzz) family of products as an approved 2008 K-8
Language Arts/Reading program for Georgia schools and districts. The products
included in the adoption are: Fast ForWord Language v2, Fast ForWord Language
to Reading v2, Fast ForWord Reading 1-5, Fast ForWord Literacy Series, and
Reading Assistant with Curriculum Levels 1-5.
The Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant family of products are
scientifically-proven intervention programs that apply neuroscience principles
to build the fundamental cognitive skills (http://tinyurl.com/6aarpd) required
to read and learn. The strengthening of these skills results in a wide range
of improved critical language and reading abilities, such as phonological
awareness, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, decoding,
working memory, syntax and grammar. More than 500,000 learners in Georgia
schools have used Fast ForWord products.
"The purpose of this program is to identify appropriate, standards-based
instructional materials to be recommended to local school systems," said
Robert C. Bowen (http://tinyurl.com/6k935g), chairman and CEO of Scientific
Learning. "We're delighted to have the opportunity to provide Georgia
districts and schools with research-proven products that increase brain
processing efficiency, and build critical reading and language skills. By
helping students strengthen the underlying cognitive skills needed for
effective reading and learning, schools can make the most of their
instructional programs, accelerate the learning process, and create enduring
gains."
The Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant products were approved as State
Recommended Learning Resources for English Language Arts/Reading for
kindergarten through eighth grade. As part of the adoption process, the
learning resources were evaluated in all 13 congressional districts across the
state. All State Recommended Learning Resources must be correlated to the
Georgia Performance Standards. The adoption will be in effect through June 30,
2015.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning
by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30
years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord(R) family of
products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that
build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific
Learning Reading Assistant(TM) combines advanced speech recognition technology
with scientifically-based courseware to help students strengthen fluency,
vocabulary and comprehension to become proficient, life-long readers. The
efficacy of the products has been established by more than 550 research
studies and publications. For more information, visit
http://www.scientificlearning.com or call toll-free 888-452-7323.
SOURCE Scientific Learning Corp.
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