2008 News Archive
December 16, 2008
S.P.I.R.E.® national trainer profiled in The Telegraph
Illinois newspaper The Telegraph profiles Julie Ross, an Alton East Elementary School special education teacher and S.P.I.R.E. national trainer. Read the article at thetelegraph.com »
Illinois newspaper The Telegraph profiles Julie Ross, an Alton East Elementary School special education teacher and S.P.I.R.E. national trainer. Read the article at thetelegraph.com »
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July 20, 2008
AutoSkill and "District Administration"
Grants to Honor Creative Programs for Raising Student Achievement
Applications for $50,000 Grand Prize Award in Cash, Software and Services Accepted Through October 15
Every day educators at U.S. schools launch innovative programs designed to raise achievement for struggling students. Now one creative school or district can win up to $50,000 in cash and software to support its creative program, with the launch of the Second Annual "District Administration" X-Factor Student Achievement Grant. Sponsored by AutoSkill International, this grant program challenges educators to demonstrate their "X-Factor" by submitting creative ideas for using the Academy of READING® or the Academy of MATH® from AutoSkill to raise reading and math achievement for at-risk, English language learner, low-income, minority or special education students.
Applications for $50,000 Grand Prize Award in Cash, Software and Services Accepted Through October 15
Every day educators at U.S. schools launch innovative programs designed to raise achievement for struggling students. Now one creative school or district can win up to $50,000 in cash and software to support its creative program, with the launch of the Second Annual "District Administration" X-Factor Student Achievement Grant. Sponsored by AutoSkill International, this grant program challenges educators to demonstrate their "X-Factor" by submitting creative ideas for using the Academy of READING® or the Academy of MATH® from AutoSkill to raise reading and math achievement for at-risk, English language learner, low-income, minority or special education students.
July 1, 2008
Texas Education Agency Chooses Academy of READING
to Improve Reading Ability for Students in Grades 4-8
AutoSkill to Provide Intensive, Targeted Reading Intervention for State's Struggling Young Readers
AutoSkill International announced today that the Academy of READING® was selected by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as an approved program for its Intensive Reading Instruction grant. Now Texas school districts that are eligible for the grant can choose the AutoSkill reading intervention solution to realize significant grade-level gains, improve results on high-stakes tests and dramatically improve retention and graduation rates.
AutoSkill to Provide Intensive, Targeted Reading Intervention for State's Struggling Young Readers
AutoSkill International announced today that the Academy of READING® was selected by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as an approved program for its Intensive Reading Instruction grant. Now Texas school districts that are eligible for the grant can choose the AutoSkill reading intervention solution to realize significant grade-level gains, improve results on high-stakes tests and dramatically improve retention and graduation rates.
June 30, 2008
AutoSkill Takes Academy of READING to the
Next Level with Response to Intervention Package
First Web-Based RTI Solution Combining Management Tool, Intervention Program and Professional Development Debuts at 2008 National Educational Computing Conference
Today at the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference, AutoSkill International launched its RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING®. The company's new solution is the first reading RTI product to deliver oral fluency assessments over the Web and combine an RTI management tool with an intervention program and professional development. When used with the award-winning Academy of READING intervention solution, the RTI Package gives schools a single, Web-based environment for fully supporting the RTI model.
First Web-Based RTI Solution Combining Management Tool, Intervention Program and Professional Development Debuts at 2008 National Educational Computing Conference
Today at the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference, AutoSkill International launched its RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING®. The company's new solution is the first reading RTI product to deliver oral fluency assessments over the Web and combine an RTI management tool with an intervention program and professional development. When used with the award-winning Academy of READING intervention solution, the RTI Package gives schools a single, Web-based environment for fully supporting the RTI model.
February 25, 2008
AutoSkill SpanishTutor for Academy of
MATH wins District Administration Top 100 Award
Readers choose their favorite products for 2007-08
AutoSkill International, the leading provider of reading and math intervention solutions, has been honored with a Readers' Choice Top 100 Products award for Educational Software from District Administration magazine. SpanishTutor™ for the Academy of MATH® was selected by readers as their favorite product for improving math achievement in Spanish-speaking English Language Learners.
Readers choose their favorite products for 2007-08
AutoSkill International, the leading provider of reading and math intervention solutions, has been honored with a Readers' Choice Top 100 Products award for Educational Software from District Administration magazine. SpanishTutor™ for the Academy of MATH® was selected by readers as their favorite product for improving math achievement in Spanish-speaking English Language Learners.
