Educational Publisher launches Flashpoints(TM), a revitalized flashcard study tool for the new SAT I(a).

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1996--In the face of technology the advantages of flashcards as a study tool have been re-discovered with the introduction of Flashpoints(TM) SAT I Survival Kit. This tried and true learning method has been retooled for young adults of the 21st century.

Flashpoints is a comprehensive flashcard study system designed to prepare college-bound students for that harrowing rite of passage: the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I). The next nationally administered exam is on March 23.

National Academic & Licensing Study Aids, Inc. (NALSA), a Los Angeles based publisher, developed this flashcard study system to simulate the new SAT I. It contains enough questions, answers and explanations for five completely unique practice exams and the cards can be reshuffled into an infinite number of practice tests.

"A proven study method like flashcards provides the most effective way to maximize a student's potential for the highest possible score," said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of NALSA. "With Flashpoints, we've revitalized the flashcard through functional graphics and a multi-layered learning structure that works."

Flashpoints helps students study and test effectively by targeting only the information needed to score well on the SAT I. The flashcards present questions just as they would appear on the SAT I in order to help students become familiar with the test environment. They are ranked by level of difficulty and color-coded by section. This helps students identify their strengths and weaknesses and enables them to monitor their own progress.

"Flashpoints offers students an interactive learning environment that they can easily customize to fit their needs," said Annaly Bennett-Crawford, NALSA co-president "Flashpoints goes where most technologies can't - students can study anytime, anywhere."

Nearly two million high school students take the SAT I every year. Their scores will largely determine whether or not they will be accepted by the college or university of their choice, gain entry into competitive academic programs, or even win scholarships. More than 50 percent of the students, dissatisfied with their test performance, take the SAT I over again.

A carefully chosen team of high school and college educators was selected to write original material for Flashpoints. This product has already received a positive reception from educators, many of whom endorse the use of flashcards as a learning method. Sold primarily through direct marketing campaigns, Flashpoints Survival Kit can be purchased for $89.95 by calling NALSA at 1-800-411-7314. Math and Verbal sets are also sold individually for $49.95 each.

Lisa Gilbert and Annaly Bennett-Crawford established NALSA in 1993 to serve the needs of students preparing for standardized exams. The company's first product, Archiflash(R), was developed to help architecture students prepare for the Architect Registration Exam (A.R.E.). Archiflash(R) went on sale in 1994, and is now available nationwide in bookstores and in many major college libraries.

(a) SAT is a registered trademark of College Entrance Examination Board which is not affiliated with this product.

Flashpoints(TM) is a trademark of NALSA Inc.

CONTACT: W. T. Blase & Associates Inc.

Bill Blase, Ellen Foley or Anne Pundyk

212/371-5219

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