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Home » News & Events » Press Releases » AutoSkill launches browser-based literacy intervention software
NewsPress ReleasesAutoSkill launches browser-based literacy intervention softwareAcademy of READING® 5.0 helps students of all grade levels to make permanent and measurable gains October 14, 2004 Ottawa, ON and Dallas, TX October 14, 2004 AutoSkill International Inc., provider of proven literacy intervention solutions, today announced that the next generation of its flagship Academy of Reading literacy intervention software is available for single school or district-wide implementations effective immediately. "Identifying solutions for addressing student literacy rates that will support academic improvements is a paramount issue for district- and state-level educators. Within this context emerges a need for solutions that will effectively address the needs of large student populations," said Adam Newman, vice president of research at Eduventures - an education industry research and consulting firm. "The education community is poised to make the shift from individual islands of excellence to broad-scale improvement." The AutoSkill Academy of Reading 5.0 software helps students make permanent and measurable gains in reading proficiency, in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act. It offers an intensive, individualized literacy intervention program for struggling K-12 students and can scale to meet the custom needs of schools and districts. We listened to superintendents and teachers and leveraged our industry experience to create a truly adaptive browser-based program, said Peter Eddison, president and CEO of AutoSkill. The industry wants scalable deployment, intensive tailored programs and consistent gains and AutoSkill delivers. In fact, Academy of Reading 5.0 will be included in a [U.S.] nation-wide initiative that will demonstrate the positive impact technology can make in student achievement. A key differentiator of Academy of Reading 5.0, which is based on core principles and proven research, is the intervention function that involves the monitoring of student progress and automated adjustments to their learning plan based on the consistency of response time and the accuracy of responses. Students that obtain their learning goals, as measured by the Academy of Reading 5.0, have mastered skills for life. We feel that the intervention provided through Academy of Reading 5.0 is unique and the best for our urban school partners," said Stuart Udell, president of Kaplan K12 Learning Services - a recognized partner of AutoSkill. "AutoSkill is steeped in research and has always had an effective offering. With the new level of sophistication found in Academy of Reading 5.0 we'll be able to help schools provide a far superior and more effective literacy solution to the students who need it most." Feature highlights of Academy of Reading 5.0 include:
Centralized deployment of Academy of Reading 5.0 reduces cost of ownership for schools and districts; server-based deployment fits within existing networking infrastructure so IT support is minimal, installation is fast and upgrades are simple. The browser-based user interface minimizes workstation requirements, reduces teacher and administrator training and can be managed and updated centrally thereby saving money.
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