WriteToLearn Named Finalist in Association of Educational Publishers
2007 Distinguished Achievement Awards
Pearson Knowledge Technologies' Web-Based Learning Tool Builds
Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
BOULDER, Colo. - April 10, 2007
- Pearson Knowledge Technologies today announced that
WriteToLearn™, a Web-based learning tool that helps students
develop writing and reading comprehension skills, is a finalist in the
Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) 2007 Distinguished
Achievement Awards Program. WriteToLearn is recognized in the category
of "Curriculum: Reading and Language Arts, Web Sites, Grades
6-8."
The Distinguished Achievement Awards recognize the best educational
materials - such as books, periodicals, educational toys and software -
within subject categories and by audience. Products that are selected by
initial screening judges go to final judging, where a panel reviews and
certifies all winners and finalists. The 2007 AEP award winners will be
announced at the Awards Banquet and Gala on June 12 in Washington, D.C.
With WriteToLearn, students practice essay writing and summarization
skills, and their efforts are measured by the state-of-the-art Knowledge
Analysis Technologies™ (KAT) engine, which automatically evaluates
the meaning of text by examining whole passages, not just grammatical
correctness or spelling.
"As adoption of WriteToLearn continues to grow, educators tell us
and research demonstrates that students are using our product to make
significant gains in reading comprehension and writing skills,"
said Lynn Streeter, president, Pearson Knowledge Technologies.
"We are proud to have WriteToLearn recognized by the educational
publishing industry."
For more information about WriteToLearn, visit
www.WriteToLearn.net.
About AEP
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), founded in 1895, is a
national, nonprofit association devoted to serving and advancing the
supplemental educational publishing industry. Its membership represents
the many facets of the educational publishing community including
publishers, service providers, nonprofit associations, schools,
researchers and freelance contributors. With the rapid growth of new
educational technologies, AEP members are at the forefront of delivering
progressive, educational products and services that address individual
learning needs and differences. Please visit
www.AEPWeb.org
for more information.
About Pearson Knowledge Technologies
Pearson Knowledge Technologies (www.PearsonKT.com) is the
developer of products and services
based on a unique automated text analysis technology that evaluates the
meaning of whole passages. The company's Knowledge Analysis Technologies
(KAT) engine immediately measures writing and content in a way that
simulates a skilled human grader and encourages better subject
knowledge. Pearson Knowledge Technologies' writing and reading skills
products, such as WriteToLearn, Intelligent Essay Assessor and Summary
Street, use the KAT engine to help improve writing, reading and
comprehension skills, as well as build content knowledge for education
and other markets.
Pearson Knowledge Technologies is a
business of Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com), the
world's largest integrated education company, which in turn is part of
Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson's other
primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin
Group.
For more information, press only:
Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-325-9935, lwolfe@lwolfe.com
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