News from School Specialty Intervention

Academy of READING Earns Endorsement of Council of Administrators of Special Education

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0400

School Specialty's Online Program Meets or Exceeds Criteria for a Reading Intervention Software Tool for Struggling Readers
Today at the Council for Exceptional Children Conference, School Specialty Literacy and Intervention announced that its Academy of READING® is now endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). This prestigious recognition signifies that the literacy intervention program meets or exceeds all of CASE's criteria for a reading intervention software tool for struggling readers that is designed to complement existing reading curriculum.

Explode The Code Online Honored as Finalist in 2011 Software and Information Industry Association CODiE Awards

Tue, 21 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0400

School Specialty's Online Phonics Tool Recognized in Best Reading/English Instructional Solution Category
School Specialty Literacy and Intervention's Explode The Code™ Online phonics program is a finalist in the 2011 Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. The online literacy tool is recognized in the Best Reading/English Instructional Solution category.

School Specialty Launches Online Tool at FETC 2011 For Building Science and Social Studies Vocabulary

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400

Content-Area Vocabulary Builder (CVB) Uses Powerful Technology and Research-Based Curriculum Content to Help Struggling Readers
Today at FETC 2011, School Specialty Literacy and Intervention announced the launch of Content-Area Vocabulary Builder (CVB), an online interactive tool targeted at helping students who are struggling to master academic vocabulary in science and social studies.

School Specialty Awards 2010 Robert G. and Eleanor Hall Scholarships to 11 Exemplary Educators From Around the World

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Eleven educators from around the country are attending the International Dyslexia Association's (IDA) 61st Annual Conference in Phoenix this week as recipients of the 2010 Robert G. and Eleanor T. Hall Memorial Scholarships, sponsored by School Specialty Literacy and Intervention.
Created to honor the founder of Educators Publishing Service (EPS), now part of School Specialty Literacy and Intervention, and his wife, Eleanor Thurston Hall, these scholarships reward exemplary educators from around the country for the innovative instructional strategies they use to help their dyslexic students achieve at the highest levels.

Tennessee Approves School Specialty's Professional Development Provider for Race to the Top School Reform Program

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Company's Comprehensive Professional Development Plan for Accelerated Learning Model Focuses on Differentiated Instruction, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Tennessee has approved School Specialty Literacy and Intervention as an official professional development provider for helping the state's 136 school districts move forward in implementing comprehensive school reform plans over the next four years. One of only two states to receive federal Race to the Top Funding in the first round in March, Tennessee will target 196 schools for intervention in the first year of the grant and 226 by year four.

National Center on Response to Intervention Names Academy of READING to its Instructional Tools Chart

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Proven Intervention Program Listed After Intensive Evaluation by the Center's Technical Review Committee
School Specialty Literacy and Intervention announced today that its Academy of READING® intervention software was named to the National Center on Response to Intervention's (RTI) Instructional Tools Chart. The Academy of READING software earned the highest rating for "participants" in the study quality category.

Portfolio for Academy of READING Launches at ISTE 2010

Mon, 27 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Add-on for Proven Literacy Intervention Program Features Engaging Multimedia Environment for Building Fluency, Comprehension and Vocabulary Skills
Today at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2010 Conference, School Specialty Literacy and Intervention launched Portfolio™, an instructional add-on module for Academy of READING® intervention software. Portfolio engages students using high-interest content and a multimedia environment to help them develop oral reading fluency, comprehension and vocabulary skills.

WeAreTeachers announces microgrant winners

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:00 -0400

Sponsored by School Specialty - Literacy and Intervention, winners selected by WeAreTeachers community

School Specialty Partners With Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents to Improve Learning for All Students

Mon, 28 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0400

Publisher of Reading and Math Intervention Solutions Joins as Platinum Sponsor of State's Top Education Advocacy Organization
School Specialty announced today it is now a Platinum Partner of the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS). By partnering with the leading advocacy organization for public education in Tennessee, the company will collaborate with school leadership throughout the state to support initiatives that improve learning for all students.

Webinar: The Five Phases of Response to Intervention

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0400

Registration is now open for Phase 5 (Evaluation) in the webinar series presented by Dr. John McCook. This series delivers the leadership-level thinking and framework administrators need to lead and manage the process of building and maintaining an RTI model. Learn more about the webinar series and register here

School Specialty Introduces Three New Intervention Systems for Closing the Reading Achievement Gap

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Grade-Level Target Solutions Combine Powerful Proven Technology and Print Intervention Tools With Teacher Professional Development
Today at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2010 Conference, School Specialty introduced its new intervention systems for closing the achievement gap in reading. Combining its bestselling intervention software program, the Academy of READING®, with proven print intervention tools, the company launched three targeted solutions to help build reading skills for life.

Bring students to grade level reading with our new District Solutions for grades 3-12

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400

School Specialty Intervention blended-media systems provide the best of teacher-led and online data-driven instruction. Our new intervention Systems bring together proven reading programs—Academy of READING®, Making Connections® and MCI—that have been clasroom tested to address the specific needs of struggling readers.

Apply to win $200 and a video camera!

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400

In today's K-12 reading and math classrooms, all teachers are called upon to provide effective intervention strategies for struggling students. School Specialty® Intervention, with products by EPS and AutoSkill, understands the demands of RTI and realizes that even one step forward can make a positive difference.

The Intervention Microgrant will ask our K-12 reading and math teachers one small way they move their students to grade level beyond, and give them the chance to win the funds they need to implement their vision.

Submit your best idea for Moving to Grade Level and Beyond and you could win $200 to make it happen and your choice of Flip Video or iPod Nano with video to capture your project in action. Enter by April 20, then rally your colleagues, students and friends to vote for your submission and help you win the cash and video camera!

To submit your application by April 20, click here.

School Specialty Adds Lexile Measures to MCI

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500

Literacy Intervention Program Uses Widely Adopted Reading Measure For Placement and Progress Monitoring
School Specialty today announced that it has partnered with MetaMetrics®, developer of The Lexile Framework® for Reading, to create the MCI Pre- and Post-Tests: Placement and Progress-Monitoring Using The Lexile Framework® for Reading. The addition of Lexile® measures within MCI (Making Connections® Intervention) provides educators with a comprehensive solution for determining the reading levels of struggling middle school readers, matching them with targeted instructional resources that can improve their literacy skills, and monitoring their growth in reading ability. MCI is intended for struggling readers in middle school and beyond who fall below proficiency standards.

West Virginia Board of Education Adopts School Specialty's Math Intervention Solution

Tue, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500

Academy of MATH Builds 21st Century Skills, Closes Achievement Gap in Math
School Specialty announced today that the Academy of MATH® has been adopted by the West Virginia Board of Education. The award-winning intervention software was selected to help students build the 21st century skills required to meet West Virginia Mathematics Standards. The math software program was reviewed by the state's Instructional Materials Review Committee and approved by the West Virginia State Board of Education.

School Specialty's RTI Package for the Academy of READING Honored in 2009 Awards of Excellence from "Tech & Learning" Magazine

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0500

Intervention Solution Proven to Help Students Make Rapid, Permanent Gains; Winner in Best Upgraded Products Category; Featured in December Issue of Ed-Tech Magazine
School Specialty's RTI Package™ for the Academy of READING® intervention product is a winner in the 2009 Awards of Excellence from "Tech & Learning" magazine. The company's Response to Intervention (RTI) offering received top honors in the Best Upgraded Products category. The award program, now in its 27th year, recognizes both the "best of the best" and creative new offerings that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology.

Academy of READING and Academy of MATH profiled on WTHI-TV (Terre Haute, Indiana)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0500

Terre Haute, Indiana-based WTHI-TV profiled Rockville Community Schools use of Academy of READING and Academy of MATH.

School Specialty's Reading and Math Intervention Solutions Adopted by Georgia Department of Education for Teaching K-12 English for Speakers of other Languages

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0500

State's More Than 60,000 K-12 ESOL Students Will Build Fluency, Make Grade-Level Gains With Academy of READING and Academy of MATH
School Specialty announced today that the Academy of READING® and the Academy of MATH® have been adopted by the Georgia Department of Education for teaching K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Focused on their mission of leading the nation to improve the academic achievement of English Language Learners, Georgia schools serve more than 60,000 ESOL students.

Fast Growing Texas School District Turns to School Specialty Academy of MATH to Close Achievement Gap

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0500

Fort Bend ISD to Implement Powerful Intervention Solution, Join Research Study
Fort Bend Independent School District (ISD), one of the largest and fastest growing school districts in Texas, is turning to Academy of MATH® from School Specialty to close the achievement gap for its struggling students. Located southwest of Houston, Fort Bend ISD will use its new math intervention software to meet the learning needs of at-risk students in the district's 69 schools.

School Specialty, Inc. Acquires AutoSkill

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:00:00 -0400

Award-winning Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH® software for at-risk students expands School Specialty Intervention's technology resources
School Specialty, Inc. an education company providing innovative and proprietary products, programs and services for the pre-K–12 market has acquired AutoSkill, a technology-based reading and math intervention company.