No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind (NCLB), a new Federal Education Act, ensures that instructional decisions are based on scientific research. The act sets aside $26.4 billion of federal funding for products that meet specific new criteria.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of America's schools. President George W. Bush describes this law as the "cornerstone of my administration." Clearly, our children are our future, and, as President Bush has expressed, "Too many of our neediest children are being left behind."

With passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. In amending ESEA, the new law represents a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in the United States. It is built on four common-sense pillars: accountability for results; an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research; expanded parental options; and expanded local control and flexibility.

Plato Educational Software for NCLB

At Plato, we understand the challenges you face today as a result of No Child Left Behind. We invite you to explore our wide range of proven, standards-based solutions to help you to meet your goals, satisfy these critical requirements, and help your students succeed.

PLATO K-12 Learning Technologies have proven measurably effective. Our Reading First solution has improved reading proficiency, as confirmed by independent evaluations. Our assessment and reporting tools provide the data you need to accurately place your students and measure their progress.
PLATO Professional Services ensures that your teachers are able to meet the new certification requirements. Here you will also learn how to explore funding sources to help you meet your goals, plus information on our informative teleconference series and links to our research papers.
Together we can achieve results and shape your students' future success.

My Reading Coach

A Reading Specialist for Every Student
My Reading Coach is consistent with the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading.  It is a structured, flexible, mastery-based, multi-sensory program that provides a virtual reading specialist and speech pathologist to every student.  Embedded Teacher Intelligence™ individualizes instruction to help each student reach grade level in the skill areas of Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sounds and Rules, Vocabulary, Word Structure, Syntactic Processing and Reading Comprehension.

Systematic and Consistent Instruction
Since the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the achievement gap between students who can and cannot read has received renewed and widespread attention.  Independent evaluations of My Reading Coach with elementary, middle, high school and adult students prove that using My Reading Coach:

• Closes the gap between high and low performing students
• Is a cost-effective way to improve performance for students whose pre-test scores are 5th percentile or below
• Provides each student individualized, direct instruction with limitless patience and encouragement
• Enables Spanish-speaking students to learn English in their native language.

Scientifically Valid Success in Hours, not Years

• Pre-testing ensures that each student received appropriately targeted instruction
• Teaches students to read in an average of 40-60 hours
• Meets all critical components for scientifically-based reading programs identified by the National Reading Panel

Kurzweil 3000 for NCLB

Kurzweil Educational Systems is committed to helping schools meet the requirements of NCLB by providing a software product, Kurzweil 3000, which supports the main components of effective reading instruction.

Kurzweil 3000 is reading, writing, and learning software for struggling students, and is widely recognized as the most comprehensive and integrated solution for addressing language and literacy difficulties. The software uses a multi-sensory approach presenting print or electronic text on the computer screen with added visual and auditory accessibility. It incorporates a host of dynamic features, including powerful decoding, study skills and test taking tools, designed to adapt to each individual's learning style and to promote active learning.

Contact JST to see how Scientific Learning, Plato and Kurzweil can help with NCLB and meeting Adequate Yearly Progress.

JOB SKILL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
"Educational Software and Support Services"
1-800-783-5780
Auburn Hills, Michigan

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