SCIL News Alert Scientific Learning Corp. (SCIL) 0.1085 02/15/2015
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Alachua County Schools Add Neuroscience-Based Programs to Boost Language Development and Increase Student Achievement
Business Wire - Wed Feb 11, 5:00AM CST
Alachua County Public Schools, a district serving 27,000 students in North Central Florida, has partnered with Scientific Learning Corp. to help students improve their language, literacy and reading skills by addressing the underlying foundational difficulties that keep students from making progress in school. Initially, the district will deploy Fast ForWord(R) and Reading Assistant(TM) online programs in 10 schools.
Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2014-2015
M2 - Tue Aug 26, 8:27AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9h2kr9/publishing_for) has announced the addition of the "Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2014-2015" report to their offering. Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2014-2015 is the leading resources for expert analysis of the highly competitive PreK-12 school market. A changing market for instructional materials, tools and resources and an industry in transition from tradition print books to smart digital resources make this report an essential tool for understanding the dynamics that impact the types of instructional resources most in demand in the school market and how providers are meeting that demand. The most up-to-date business information and market trends in this report provide a complete view of the U.S. school market in a single-source format in this completely updated annual report. With increasing funding beginning to re-open opportunities in the school market, this edition focuses on where schools are putting their resources, how technology is addressing school needs and how publishers and other resource providers are adjusting business models, sales and marketing to address these opportunities. Topics in Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2014-2015 include: - Market size by media segment: textbooks, courseware, supplemental materials, tests, manipulatives, video, trade books and magazines - Drivers of segment growth - Impact of emerging technologies - Exclusive textbook/ instructional materials adoption information - Leading publishers/providers by market segment - Analysis of landscape metrics: funding, policy and enrollment - Trends in acquisitions, mergers and partnerships - Competitive analysis of leading publishers/providers - Market segment projections through 2017 Key Topics Covered: Chapter 1: Industry Size and Structure Chapter 2: Enrollment and Demographics Chapter 3: Funding Chapter 4: Textbooks and Adoptions Chapter 5: Supplementary Materials Chapter 6: Outlook and Forecast Company Profiles - Amplify - Cambium Learning Group - Cricket Media - Discovery Education - Goodheart-Willcox - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - K12 Inc. - McGraw-Hill Education - Pearson - Rosetta Stone, Inc. - Scholastic Corp. - School Specialty - Scientific Learning Corp. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9h...ishing_for
SCHL: 37.06 (+0.31), ABCD: 2.58 (unch), LRN: 16.56 (-0.06), HMHC: 19.98 (-0.09)
Students in Westside Union School District Improve Reading Skills by 8 Months after Using Fast ForWord for Only 2.5 Months
Business Wire - Mon Aug 25, 9:14AM CDT
The Westside Union School District in California began using the Fast ForWord(R) program in four schools in 2013 to help English language learners (ELL), students receiving special education services, and other students who were struggling academically. After using the online language and reading intervention for two-and-a-half months, the students improved their reading skills by an average of eight months. Based on students' success, the K-8 district will expand the Fast ForWord program district-wide to all 12 schools this fall.
Rosetta Stone's Value Drops As Free Apps Break Business Model
at The Street - Fri Jun 27, 5:00AM CDT
Rosetta Stone shares have tumbled as the company struggles to offset its late transition into mobile apps and new rivals in a crowded language-learning market.
LRN: 16.56 (-0.06), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), RST: 9.55 (-0.23)
New iPad App from Scientific Learning Corp. Helps Struggling Students Achieve Reading Gains
Business Wire - Tue Jun 24, 11:17AM CDT
Research shows that the iPad(R) can benefit learners of all ages, improving student engagement and boosting perseverance. With more than 10 million iPads in U.S. schools, these findings are particularly exciting for struggling learners, who can be harder to engage and may have trouble enduring learning challenges. Scientific Learning Corp. (OTCQB:SCIL) today announces the availability of the Fast ForWord(R) program on the iPad, the latest in a continued effort to provide preK-12 schools with options for treating the underlying cause of language and reading difficulties. Click to Tweet.
K-12 Schools Double Reading Gains Using Cognitive Intervention from Scientific Learning, Three Days a Week
Business Wire - Tue Jun 17, 11:46AM CDT
Between Common Core and state testing requirements, school days are filled and space for additional activities is limited. This poses a challenge to millions of struggling learners, who need regular access to interventions in order to achieve academically. To provide K-12 schools with expanded options to treat the underlying cause of language and reading difficulties, once and for all, Scientific Learning Corp. (OTCQB:SCIL) today announces a new, shorter three-day protocol.