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Classworks From Curriculum Advantage, Inc. Wins SIIA Codie Award As Best Language Arts/Reading Instructional Solution; Curriculum Advantage, Inc. Also Named Best New Education Technology Company

Posted on: Friday, 26 May 2006, 15:00 CDT

The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) recently awarded Curriculum Advantage, Inc. two prestigious honors at the 2006 Codie Awards, which recognize innovative products, services, and companies. Curriculum Advantage, Inc.'s flagship product, Classworks, received the award as Best Instructional Solution in the Language Arts/Reading Category for elementary grade products. Curriculum Advantage, Inc. also received the education industry's Newcomer of the Year award.

"These are outstanding honors for Curriculum Advantage, Inc. because they recognize our recent Classworks upgrades and the relevance of our company vision in meeting the K-12 educator's needs for quality reading activities tailored to each student's need for individualized instruction," said Mr. Lindsey Cook, CEO of Curriculum Advantage, Inc. "We are pleased to be recognized as the best from a long list of very good Language Arts and Reading products."

Classworks won over a list of noteworthy Language Arts and Reading products that were named Codie finalists including: KidBiz3000(R), the Lexile Framework(R) for Reading, the Waterford Early Reading Program(TM), and Pearson's QuickReads(R) Technology Edition.

Curriculum Advantage, Inc. purchased Classworks from Houghton Mifflin in 2003 and has established partnerships in the education industry and upgraded the product with the goal to help students succeed in mathematics, Language Arts and Reading. The education industry recognized these efforts by selecting Curriculum Advantage, Inc. as the Newcomer of the Year.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) established the Codie Awards in 1986 to recognize the most innovative products and services from the software technology and education industries. More than 1,000 nominations were submitted for the 2006 awards (www.siia.net/codies), which were evaluated by a panel of judges including software trade journalists, mainstream technology writers and experts in educational technology. The award is highly regarded by educators and industry experts.

Classworks (www.curriculumadvantage.com) is a network-based solution of reading and mathematics curriculum used in K-12 grades and includes 10,000 learning activities from dozens of award-winning educational software programs, all of which are correlated with National Education Standards. Classworks State Editions are further aligned to the learning standards and test objectives of 21 states so that teachers can more closely tie their teaching to the core concepts and competencies prescribed by their state.

Additional content specifically designed for English as a second language (ESL) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is incorporated to facilitate mastery of the English Language. Classworks' Language Learner Series is a fully interactive, research-based literacy software solution that teaches English reading, speaking, and writing from non-reading through fluency, using a multi-sensory approach that engages all students. Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Haitian-Creole language options are available and the scaffolded instruction includes several levels of prompting for extra help, enabling students to work independently on targeted instruction based on their level of need.

Classworks is a recognized reading resource meeting the goals of Title Programs and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Classworks is also aligned with the five key components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, as defined by the National Institute for Literacy and the Partnership for Reading.

About Curriculum Advantage

Curriculum Advantage, Inc. (www.curriculumadvantage.com) is based in Atlanta, Georgia with a satellite office in Wayne, Neb. Curriculum Advantage, Inc.'s flagship product is Classworks, a network-based system of K-12 reading and mathematics curriculum and learning tools that currently comprise over 5,000 hours of curriculum. Classworks activities are correlated to national and state learning standards and state tests. They include prescriptive and summative assessment, remediation and reporting tools. Classworks is installed in 3,000 schools in the United States and worldwide. INET Classroom, also from Curriculum Advantage, Inc., is a comprehensive library of web-based curriculum linked to state and national standards.

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Source: Business Wire

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