Seven Publishers, Led by Wright Group, Sign on as Anchor Publishing Partners for mCLASS:Reading, Wireless Generation's New Mobile Observational Assessment Tool.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 Leveled Readers from Wright Group, Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Newbridge Educational Publishing, Pacific Learning, READING A-Z, And Sundance Publishing Featured on mCLASS:Reading Wireless Generation, a dynamic new company dedicated to producing state-of-the-art handheld technology products for K-12 education, announces anchor publishing partnerships with Wright Group and six other key educational publishers for mCLASS:Reading(TM), its soon to be released observational assessment tool for early reading. Through these publishing partnerships, teachers will be able to use mCLASS:Reading for on-going classroom-based reading assessments with hundreds of leveled readers. The seven anchor mCLASS:Reading publishers are Wright Group, Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Newbridge Educational Publishing, Pacific Learning, READING A-Z, and Sundance Publishing. mCLASS:Reading is a unique assessment solution that combines the ease of use of handheld computers with powerful back-end database A back-end database is a database that is accessed by users indirectly through an external application rather than by application programming stored within the database itself or by low level manipulation of the data (e.g. through SQL commands). systems to enable K - 3 teachers to perform reading assessments as an integrated part of their classroom instruction. mCLASS:Reading, which will be previewed at the International Reading Association (IRA Ira, in the Bible Ira (ī`rə), in the Bible. 1 Chief officer of David. 2, 3 Two of David's guard. IRA, abbreviation IRA. ) conference in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden April 29 - May 2, is designed to give teachers both the data and the time they need to ensure every student is a successful reader. With mCLASS:Reading, teachers - working with assessment protocols widely used in paper-based formats - will be able to assess student progress quickly and easily in phonics phonics Method of reading instruction that breaks language down into its simplest components. Children learn the sounds of individual letters first, then the sounds of letters in combination and in simple words. , phonemic awareness Phonemic Awareness is a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to distinguish phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. For example, a listener with phonemic awareness can break the word "Cat" into three separate phonemes: /k/, /a/, , comprehension, reading fluency, and vocabulary development Vocabulary development is the process whereby speakers of language enhance their working vocabularies with new words. The average persons' vocabulary consists of 10,000 words, regardless of native tongue. Usually, this represents a mere fraction of the lexis of that language. . The system is particularly helpful to teachers who do oral reading records. A myriad of reports can then be quickly generated to help teachers with their instructional needs and give administrators critical information on student reading progress. "One of Wright Group's goals is to provide educators with the best tools to improve student achievement," said Sari Factor, Wright Group president. "Wireless Generation's open platform enables teachers to choose from the widest variety of books to assess students and to meet individual needs. We are pleased to be a publishing partner for Wireless Generation's innovative mobile assessment tool." The mCLASS:Reading Library database, which comes with the program, will be an especially valuable resource to help teachers select appropriate books for their students based on reading level, interests, language and other criteria. Because these books come from a wide array of publishers, educators will discover hundreds of new leveled readers, which they can buy separately from the publishers. Since most of the top publishers are included, teachers will also discover that they already own a number of books that work with the mCLASS:Reading system. Larry Berger, Wireless Generation 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. said, "I am enormously impressed by the quality of the offerings of our seven initial anchor partners. We take the early adoption of these seven publishers as an endorsement of mCLASS as an ideal platform for observational assessment." Berger added, "Each publisher brings special perspectives to the task of helping children learn to read. For example, Newbridge is known for its beautifully produced non-fiction books; READING A-Z is unique in its delivery of books via the internet; Compass Point is a household name among librarians; Pacific Learning carries excellent adapted and original books in Spanish; Capstone offers stunning photo-illustrated nonfiction materials that are leveled to meet the needs of all learners, from struggling to fluent readers; Sundance Publishing guided reading Guided reading is a method of teaching reading to children. It forms part of the National Literacy Strategy for England and Wales and is therefore a preferred approach employed within primary schools. Guided Reading sessions involve a teacher and a group of around six children. and reading support materials are prized by teachers everywhere; and Wright Group has long been one of the leaders in reading, boasting particular success in helping students develop critical thinking skills through reading." About Wright Group Wright Group/McGraw-Hill produces research-based literacy and mathematics programs for differentiated instruction Differentiated instruction (sometimes referred to as differentiated learning) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. It involves teachers using a variety of instructional strategies that address diverse student learning needs. in pre K-grade 8 under the Wright Group, Breakthrough to Literacy, Creative Publications, and INSIGHT Professional Development brands. The company is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MHP MHP Multimedia Home Platform (consumer electronics) MHP Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (Turkish: National People's Party) MHP Mobile Home Park (district) MHP Maximum Human Performance ), a global information services See Information Systems. provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and Business Week. Founded in 1888, the Corporation has more than 350 offices in 33 countries. Contact: Brian McRae About Capstone Capstone Press strives to give readers a strong foundation upon which to build reading success. Both new and reluctant readers are drawn to learning and reading with the company's wide variety of easy-to-read, photo-illustrated books. The vast range of nonfiction titles encourages even the most reluctant reader to pick up a book - and read! Capstone Curriculum provides teachers with leveled nonfiction materials and instructional support to effectively manage literacy acquisition for every student. All collections are correlated to state and national standards and are aligned to the goals of today's classroom teachers. Contact Criste Cossi -- c.cossi@capstone-press.com, www.capstone.com About Compass Point Books Compass Point Books is a children's book publisher dedicated to helping librarians and educators to help children learn. Books are created to address national and state curriculum standards. Compass Point Books are written by some of the best authors in the business - well-respected writers with lots of experience. Each book is read and approved by a content advisor and a reading advisor. Advisors are experts in their fields of study. The company uses creative, modern book designs with spectacular photography. Contact Patti Hall -- p.hall@compasspointbooks.com, www.compasspointbooks.com About Newbridge Educational Publishing Newbridge Educational Publishing, a Haights Cross Communications Company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , is a leader in nonfiction shared and guided reading in the content areas of standards-based science and social studies for grades PreK-5+. The company offers a vast array of programs for teaching science, social studies and math. These programs provide the comprehensive teacher and assessment resources needed for success in the classroom. The company's well-earned reputation for dynamic, real world photography is exemplified in its Discovery Links guided reading programs for the elementary grades, and in its new Go Facts Science Guided Writing program. Contact: Katherine Jasmine -- kjasmine@sundancepub.com, www.newbridgeonline.com About Pacific Learning Pacific Learning is committed to offering relevant, high-quality, learning materials that provide literacy solutions for K - 6 teachers, and dynamic professional development to stimulate continued growth through literacy. The company is based in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , CA. Contact: Rob Lang -- rob.lang@pacificlearning.com, www.pacificlearning.com About READING A-Z READING A-Z offers online delivery of downloadable, printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. leveled reading books, decodable books, and alphabet books, as well as lessons and worksheets to accompany these books. The company's mission is to provide a constantly updated collection of affordable quality reading resources for use by teachers, home schoolers and parents who subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the service. Targeting children ages four to eleven, READING A-Z addresses the wide range of reading abilities found at each grade or age group with books written for twenty-seven levels of graduated reading difficulty. Contact: Robert Holl -- bob@readinga-z.com, rholl@aol.com, www.readinga-z.com About Sundance Publishing Sundance Publishing, a Haights Cross Communications Company, is a supplementary educational publisher of innovative and imaginative instructional materials for shared reading Shared Reading as an instructional approach during which the teacher explicitly teaches the strategies and skills of proficient readers. Students have an opportunity to gradually assume more responsibility for the reading as their skill level and confidence increase. , guided reading, independent reading, phonics, and comprehension skills for students in grade K - 9. Its best-selling AlphaKids guided reading program offers a balance of 174 fiction and nonfiction titles for grades PreK-2. P. Sundance products feature developmentally-appropriate, cross-curricular classroom activities organized into meaningful teaching and learning programs, plus materials for students and teachers to support the home-school home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. connection. Contact: Katherine Jasmine -- kjasmine@sundancepub.com, www.sundancepub.com About Wireless Generation Wireless Generation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , founded in 2000 on the belief that teachers and school administrators deserve a new generation of highly mobile, easy-to-use tools that support their assessment and management needs and lead to greater accountability. Wireless Generation tools streamline the record-keeping tasks involved in observational assessment making it possible to easily transform the work of classroom teachers into rich data about students' progress and learning needs. The company's team brings to the task years of experience in teaching, education research, software engineering, and design. Wireless Generation is located at 26 West 23rd Street, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10010. The company can be reached at 646.336.5451 and the Web address is www.wgen.net |
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