All Massachusetts Elementary Schools to Receive Unique Book That Every Child Can Read.WELLESLEY and BEDFORD, Mass. -- New Children's Poetry Children's poetry is poetry written for or appropriate for children. The category includes folk poetry (for example, Mother Goose rhymes); poetry written intentionally for young people (e.g. and Art Book Comes with CD That All Students, Including Those with Learning Disabilities or Visual Impairments, Can Access and Enjoy Authors to Deliver First Shipment to Patrick O'Hearn Patrick O'Hearn (b. September 6, 1954) multi-instrumentalist Musician, Composer and recording artist. History Formative Years Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Patrick O'Hearn began his professional music career at age 15 when he joined Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Dorchester, MA The Kurzweil Foundation, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to fostering the creative application of technology to human needs, and Kurzweil Educational Systems Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. is an American based company that specializes in providing reading and writing software to assist people who are blind or partially sighted, or who have learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder. , Inc., innovator of reading technology for individuals with learning disabilities or visual impairments, today announced a donation of 1400 books and accompanying CDs to all Massachusetts elementary schools. Forever Poems for Then and Now by Sonya Kurzweil, Ph.D. and Amy Kurzweil, a newly published children's poetry and art education book, will ship to schools during American Education Week, November 14-20, 2004. The donation to elementary schools complements the introduction of poetry as part of the standard 5th grade English Language Arts curriculum in Massachusetts. The book donation will be kicked-off at an authors' poetry reading to the 4th and 5th grade students of the Patrick O'Hearn Elementary School in Dorchester, MA on Friday, November 12th at 2:15 p.m. Using an e-file of the book included on a CD in the book, a student will also demonstrate how to access and read aloud a selection of poems via the computer using Kurzweil Educational Systems' Kurzweil 3000 software. Forever Poems for Now and Then is the product of a 10-year collaboration between a mother, Sonya Kurzweil, Ph.D., and her daughter, Amy Kurzweil. The book features original poetry paired with famous artwork. Beautifully reproduced art examples of realism, impressionism impressionism, in painting impressionism, in painting, late-19th-century French school that was generally characterized by the attempt to depict transitory visual impressions, often painted directly from nature, and by the use of pure, broken color to , pop, folk, and abstract art accompany poetry that offers simple truths and reveals a loving mother-daughter relationship. Forever Poems for Now and Then contains such famous works as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, Claude Monet's Water Lilies, Gustav Klimt's The Three Ages of Women and Salvador Dali's Landscape with Butterflies. Sonya Kurzweil is a psychotherapist psy·cho·ther·a·pist n. An individual, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatric social worker, who practices psychotherapy. , developmental psychologist and an instructor in psychology at Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . Amy Kurzweil is in the 12th grade at Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. Both live in Boston. "This donation truly embodies the spirit of applying technology to human need--in this case, students. By combining and electronic and hard copy of the book, all children in Massachusetts elementary schools--regardless of whether they struggle with the printed word because of a learning or visual disability--can read the heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. poems and enjoy the artwork using Kurzweil 3000 or 1000", said Michael Sokol, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. "We applaud the commitment of schools in Boston and across the Commonwealth to support all students regardless of their ability by making beautiful books like this one accessible with assistive technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support ." About The Kurzweil Foundation The Kurzweil Foundation, established in 1986 by Raymond Kurzweil, donates tens of thousands of dollars annually in grants and scholarships to individuals with disabilities. Mr. Kurzweil, a pioneer of pattern-recognition technologies, has made a career of helping others while showing a flair for integrating technology and the arts. Over the past thirty-five years Kurzweil has produced a lengthy list of achievements and innovations that have enriched society, including advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; founding, developing, and selling four successful companies; and writing two best-selling books that support his predictions for the twenty-first century. Sonya Kurzweil and Amy Kurzweil are the wife and daughter of Mr. Kurzweil. For more information about The Kurzweil Foundation, call 781-263-0000. About Kurzweil 3000 and Kurzweil 1000 Kurzweil 3000 is widely recognized as the most comprehensive and integrated solution for addressing language and literacy difficulties. The software uses a multi-sensory approach - presenting printed or electronic text on the computer screen with added visual and audible accessibility. The product incorporates a host of dynamic features, including powerful decoding, study skills, writing and test-taking tools, all designed to adapt to each individual's learning style and to encourage active learning. Kurzweil 1000 helps people with visual impairments access virtually any printed or electronic publication by making text audible. The product provides tools for searching, indexing, outlining, annotating an·no·tate v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates v.tr. To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss. v.intr. To gloss a text. , embossing embossing, process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed. , and creating documents or audio files. Kurzweil 1000 enables online access to books, magazines, encyclopedias and educational tools that promote more active reading by students as well as personal, home office and professional productivity. Kurzweil 1000 also shares information through e-mail, faxing, photocopying or outputting documents and audio files to portable devices. About Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. Kurzweil Educational Systems, founded in 1996, is the industry leader and innovator of reading, writing and learning solutions for people with learning disabilities, and people who are blind or visually impaired. Ray Kurzweil, a co-founder of the original company, invented computer-based reading machine technology 25 years ago to provide access to printed text for the blind. With a pioneering history in developing assistive technology, the company has received worldwide recognition for enabling people with disabilities to lead more independent lives through improved reading and writing abilities. Kurzweil Educational Systems and Kurzweil 3000 have recently received several industry excellence awards from organizations including the Software and Information Industry Association According to its mission statement, "the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ), the Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts (LDAM LDAM Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts ), The Heller Reports, Media and Methods, eSchool News, District Administration, Technology & Learning and ComputEd Gazette publications. For more company and product information or to order online, visit www.kurzweiledu.com Forever Poems for Now and Then Publication Details --Author(s): Sonya Kurzweil, Amy Kurzweil --ISBN: 1-932100-39-3 --Publication Month: September 2004 --Retail: $15.95 (US) --Publisher: BenBella Books --Cover: Hardcover Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. is a registered trademark of, and Kurzweil 3000 and Kurzweil 3000 LearnStation are trademarks of, Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. Other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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