Educational Software Publisher Wins Internationally Acclaimed BESSIE Award
Posted on April 30, 2008
Filed Under Software
PLANTATION, Fla., April 30 /PRNewswire/ — Learning Today, Inc., a
Florida-based educational software publisher, announced today that its
Smart Tutor(TM) Reading program was awarded a Best Educational Software
Award (BESSIE) from the ComputED Learning Center. The BESSIE Awards target
innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide teachers and
parents with the technology to foster educational excellence. Winners are
selected from titles submitted by software publishers around the world.
“Smart Tutor - Reading’s website design and content are the best we’ve
seen for delivering reading materials to children in the K-5 age group. The
program offers an ‘Integrated Learning System’ that is research-based and
aligned to state and national educational standards,” say reviewers at
ComputED.
Smart Tutor Reading provides students with individualized instruction
based on their ability level. The program automatically pinpoints and
resolves learning gaps ensuring that each student receives a program
targeted to improve academic abilities and outcomes. It has been used by
schools, school districts, and extended-day learning centers since 2002 and
has demonstrated academic gains in some of the most academically challenged
students. It is the company’s mission to ensure that the program works for
all children including those with special needs and those that speak
English as a second language.
“The reason this award is so significant is because it proves that a
smaller educational software publisher can develop, deliver, and support a
world-class product as well as, if not better than, some of the large
publishing conglomerates that dominate the market,” states Dale Baker,
Learning Today’s CEO/President. “Our team creates a product that makes a
difference, and this award is a result of their dedication and commitment
to excellence.”
“Smart Tutor - Reading, an interactive online academic tutoring system
designed for K-5 students, won in two categories including ‘Early
Elementary - Reading/Literacy Website’ and ‘Upper Elementary - Language
Arts Website,’” stated the reviewers. “We can’t say enough about this
superb, child-friendly program, whose effectiveness is propelled by
interactive videos, cartoons and animations, with audio guidance
throughout.” The BESSIE Awards, given annually by San Diego’s ComputED
Learning Lab, seek to recognize innovative and content-rich programs.
Learning Today will be releasing a consumer product for home use,
SmartTutor.com, this May.
About Learning Today, Inc.
Headquartered in Plantation, Florida, Learning Today was established in
2000 to develop Smart Tutor, a web-based educational software program for
Kindergarten through 5th grade students. Learning Today’s primary goal is
to research, develop, and deliver effective online reading and math
assessment and interactive instructional content for students in order to
support instruction and targeted intervention. Smart Tutor is
scientifically research-based and developed by an expert team of curriculum
writers, subject- matter experts, interface-designers, animators,
quality-assurance specialists, and engineers. Smart Tutor supports students
in need of academic remediation, maintenance, or advancement. Smart Tutor
Reading and Math programs are available online at
http://www.LearningToday.com for schools, school districts, and
extended-day learning centers. The program will be available for parents
via http://www.SmartTutor.com in May 2008.
Press contact: Kathy Kallman, 954-584-5250
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SOURCE Learning Today, Inc.
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