Texas Students Post Excellent TAKS Gains After Using Fast ForWord(R) Products.Amarillo Ninth-Graders Outperform Expected Reading Scores by 19 Points OAKLAND, Calif. -- After using Scientific Learning Corporation's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SCIL SCIL Springfield Center for Independent Living SCIL Southern California Instruction Librarians SCIL Self-Contained Individualized Learning SCIL Switch Computer Interface Link (AT&T) SCIL Ships Construction Items Listing ) Fast ForWord Overview Fast ForWord is a family of educational software products intended to enhance cognitive skills of children, especially focused on developing "phonological awareness" (discussed below). [R] neuroscience-based reading products, ninth-grade students at Palo Duro Palo Duro can refer to:
In a recent study, students who used the Fast ForWord products during the 2005-2006 school year achieved an average Texas Growth Index (TGI TGI Tribunal de Grande Instance TGI Target Group Index TGI Thank God It's Friday (US restaurant chain) TGI Tracheal Gas Insufflation TGI Tumor Growth Inhibition TGI Trato Gastrointestinal (Portugese) ) 73% higher than the 2005 school-wide average. In addition, the number of students meeting the state reading standard increased substantially, from 74% to 84%. "The results of the Palo Duro High School study clearly demonstrate how effective the Fast ForWord products are in strengthening students' foundational cognitive skills, enabling them to maximize classroom instruction and improve their reading and learning skills," said Robert C. Bowen, Chairman 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. of Scientific Learning. "We believe the Fast ForWord products made a difference in our ninth-grade state reading scores, which leads us to the conclusion that the Fast ForWord intervention helped to strengthen reading comprehension," said Palo Duro High School Principal Kevin Phillips. Students participating in the single-school case study used one or more Fast ForWord products in the winter and spring of 2006; their reading skills were evaluated at the end of their eighth- and ninth-grade years using the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and/or the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests. About the Amarillo Independent School District Amarillo Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States. and Palo Duro High School The Amarillo Independent School District is located in the Texas Panhandle and serves over 29,000 students. Palo Duro High School serves an ethnically diverse student body of more than 1800 students in grades 9 through 12. About Scientific Learning Corporation Scientific Learning produces the patented Fast ForWord[R] family of products, a series of computer-delivered intervention products that build learning capacity by developing the neurocognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. These foundational skills are built through a series of brain-based exercises that create fast, effective, and enduring results. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord products use patented technology and applications of validated neuroscience principles to help children, adolescents, and adults build the language and reading skills widely recognized as the keys to all learning. The exercises align with the scientifically based reading-research guidelines and the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 . The efficacy of the products has been confirmed by more than 200 independent research studies. For more information about Scientific Learning and its products, visit our Web sites at www.scientificlearning.com and www.brainconnection.com, or call toll-free 888-452-7323. |
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