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About the Company
School Specialty, Literacy and Intervention division, brings together the educational expertise of EPS® and AutoSkill® to provide blended-media solutions that close the achievement gap in reading and math.
Our comprehensive print and technology products give K–12 educators powerful instructional tools that deliver high-quality curricula in the most effective modality for each struggling student. From screening through to intervention, progress monitoring, reporting and professional development, we offer an integrated approach to Response to Intervention (RTI) that simplifies every stage of the process.
Rooted in neuroscience and developed from more than 50 years of practical experience with learning differences, products from School Specialty, Literacy and Intervention division, remain the leading choice to engage students and help them progress to grade level and beyond.
Award-winning, best-selling products from School Specialty, Literacy and Intervention division, include Wordly Wise 3000®, Academy of READING®, Academy of MATH®, Explode The Code®, Sitton Spelling and Word Skills®, S.P.I.R.E.®, and Touchphonics®.
Our Business Structure
School Specialty, Literacy and Intervention division, is part of School Specialty Inc., an education company
devoted to providing a broad range of innovative programs and services designed to
help educators engage, instruct, and inspire students of all abilities.
We are led by Steven Korte, President of the Accelerated Learning Group, an experienced educator and leader in educational publishing, and Rick Holden, President of School Specialty Intervention, with nearly 30 years of experience in the education industry. Both are strongly committed to helping you achieve your goals and to supporting your students in their quest for learning.
To learn more about School Specialty, please visit www.schoolspecialty.com.
Company Timeline
| Date | Events |
| 1930s | Robert G. Hall becomes dean/director of the Manter Hall School, across the street from Harvard University |
| 1949 | Robert G. Hall establishes Educators Publishing Service (EPS). EPS begins printing materials used by the Manter Hall School’s summer program. The first titles released were A Vocabulary Builder Series and English Review Series. |
| 1950s | Robert G. Hall, and his wife Eleanor, become early members of the Orton Dyslexia Society (ODS), now the International Dyslexia Association |
| 1952 | EPS is incorporated |
| 1962 | EPS takes over publishing and distribution of The Gillingham Manual and associated materials |
| 1967 | Wordly Wise is published |
| 1971 | Robert G. Hall is instrumental in the formation of the Massachusetts chapter of the International Dyslexia Association |
| 1976 | Explode The Code and Primary Phonics are published |
| 1986 | Foundational research published for AutoSkill reading program |
| 1990 | Longitudinal study published demonstrating efficacy of AutoSkill reading program. AutoSkill International is incorporated. |
| 1991 | AutoSkill launches Component Reading Subskills Program and AutoSkill Math Program |
| 1995 | AutoSkill launches Academy of READING v1.0 |
| 1996 | Wordly Wise 3000 1st Edition is published |
| Jun 2002 | The Hall family sells EPS to Delta Education, Nashua, NH |
| Oct 2002 | Touchphonics Reading Systems is acquired |
| Jul 2003 | S.P.I.R.E. is acquired |
| Aug 2003 | Modern Learning Press, the publisher of Words I Use When I Write and other journals, is acquired |
| 2004 | AutoSkill launches Academy of READING v5 on a Web-based platform |
| Mar 2004 | S.P.I.R.E. 2nd Edition is published |
| 2005 | AutoSkill launches Academy of MATH v5 on a Web-based platform |
| Aug 2005 | Delta Education, including Educators Publishing Service, is acquired by School Specialty, Inc. |
| 2006 | AutoSkill launches Oral Reading Fluency module for Academy of READING |
| Mar 2006 | Making Connections is published |
| Jan 2007 | Wordly Wise 3000 2nd Edition is published |
| Aug 2007 | Explode The Code Online launched |
| Dec 2007 | Sitton Spelling and Word Skills is acquired |
| Jan 2008 | MCI is published |
| Jul 2008 | RTI Package for Academy of READING released |
| Aug 2009 | AutoSkill International, developer of Academy of READING and Academy of MATH is acquired |
| Jan 2010 | EPS completes the name transition to School Specialty, Literacy and Intervention division, |
