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New Software Helps Underperforming School (VIDEO)
After Fast ForWord implementation, Union Hill Elementary School in Boston, MA has seen significant standardized test score improvement
The Reading Ready Brain (PDF)
When best practices in reading intervention didn't reach all struggling readers at one high school, technology provided the successful ingredient
Retraining Your Brain (PDF)
How one company is using a new neurological theory to ease language and reading problems
New program helps increase test scores
www.easyreadernews.com
Chelsea Sektnan
December 15, 2011
Teacher recognised for reading skill development
www.abc.net.au/news/
ABC News (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)
December 14, 2011
Amanda Miller: Against all odds
www.jconline.com
Sam King
December 9, 2011
Bob Gillis honoured for excellence in teaching
telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
Telegraph Journal
December 3, 2011
New Software Helps Underperforming School
www.thebostonchannel.com/
WCVB TV5 Boston
September 27, 2011
Brain Game Teaching Kids to Read
www.myfoxorlando.com
My Fox Orlando
Tiffany Tift
September 13, 2011
New Jersey's Number 1 Special Education School, Benway School "Fit Brains Learn Better” at BENWAY
www.prlog.com
Press Release Distribution
September 7, 2011
Software boosts Palmyra students' reading skills
www.ldnews.com
Lebanon Daily News
Andrea Gillhoolley
August 30, 2011
Fast ForWord a Success at Merrillville Intermediate School
www.nwitimes.com
Merrillville Community
Rose Wilson
August 26, 2011
Newark schools rated excellent on annual district report cards
www.newarkadvocate.com
The Newark Advocate
Seth Roy
August 18, 2011
First Nation Student Success Program sustains Peigan student learning and success
www.pinchercreekecho.com
The Pincher Creek Echo
July 28, 2011
Academy Bridges Special-Needs Reading Deficits: Egli
www.scholastic.com
Scholastic
Ken Royal
July 27, 2011
Scientific Learning unveils software to help improve brain function in autistic children (VIDEO)
www.SmartPlanet.com
July 15, 2011
Oakland School Adopts Computer Reading Program; Proficiency Triples (VIDEO)
www.2KTVU.com
July 6, 2011
Programme offers alternative learning at Dellwood
www.royalgazette.com
The Royal Gazette Online
Jessie Moniz
June 23, 2011
Software improves reading skills of kids (VIDEO)
http://abclocal.go.com
Carolyn Johnson
June 16, 2011
Flushing School District selected to be a national reference site for literacy program used in the elementary schools
www.mlive.com
Michigan Live
Sarah Schuch
May 26, 2011
Struggling Readers Jump Grade Levels in East Chicago District
www.convergmag.com
Converg
Tanya Roscorla
May 24, 2011
Summit focuses on science of learning
www.highlandstoday.com
Highlands Today
Marc Valero
May 23, 2011
Reading boosts brain pathways, affects multiple disciplines
www.eSchool.com
eSchool News
Jenna Zwang
May 3, 2011
Our Plastic Brain
www.THEJournal.com
THE Journal
May 2, 2011
Program morphs reading into game
www.watertowndailytimes.com
Watertown Daily News
Matt McAllister
March 23, 2011
Fast ForWord Given Good Reviews
picayuneitem.com
The Picayune Item
Will Sullivan
February 23, 2011
School Board Regular Session - Dec. 9, 2010
www.statesboroherald.com
Statesboroherald.com
February 2, 2011
Back Office Business, February 2011
www.techlearning.com
Tech & Learning
February 1, 2011
Learning Disabilities: The Misunderstood Child
www.articlesbase.com
Articlesbase
January 27, 2011
Computer helps kids read -- and more
www.tehrantimes.com
Tehran Times
January 24, 2011
ESPNU 150 RB Kenny Hilliard wouldn't be going to LSU if not for some special software
www.espn.com
ESPN
Corey Long
January 14, 2011
Boys lag behind girls in New West schools
www.recordcityrecord.com
The Royal City Record
Niki Hope
January 5, 2011
TRS Learning Center introduces globally recognized language learning software that teaches children and adults 25 languages
www.zawya.com
December 22, 2010
Leading the Pack: Program Accelerating Kids' Reading Abilities (1.4M PDF)
www.postregister.com
Rachel Cook
December 21, 2010
Worcester Schools Institute Reading Intervention Program
www.schoolcio.com
December, 2010
Jefferson County’s Daeschner named Superintendent of the Year
www.kasa.org
Kentucky Association of School Administratorsn
December 13, 2010
Hoke schools expect budget cuts, lost jobs
www.FayObserver.com
The Fayetteville Observer
Jennifer Calhoun
December 7, 2010
Patterson star RB Hilliard improves in classroom
www.2theadvocate.com
The Advocate
Robin Fambrough
December 6, 2010
ID Students Using Fast ForWord Achieve State Test Scores
www.ednetinsight.com/news-alerts.com
EdNet Insight
December 3, 2010
St. Mary Parish Schools Boost Test Scores
katc.com
Melissa Hawkes
December 2, 2010
Researchers aim for earlier autism diagnoses
www.eschoolnews.com
eSchool News
Jenna Zwang
November 30, 2010
Tylertown High Students use Brain Exercise Software to Improve Reading Levels
www.mpbonline.org
MPB News
Lawayne Childrey
November 18, 2010
Schools plot strategies to improve achievement
www.tuscaloosanews.com
Tuscaloosa News
Jamon Smith
October 25, 2010
Smith students add own flavor to BAM!
www.nola.com
The Times-Picayune
Anita Hymel
October 14, 2010
Jefferson schools to drop laptop computer project and expand literacy program
www.nola.com
New Orleans, LA Local News
Barri Bronston
October 11, 2010
Program moving students 'Fast ForWord'
www.laurinburgexchange.com
The Laurinburg Exchange
Andy Cagle
September 25, 2010
Reshaping RTI
thejournal.com
THE Journal
Rama Ramaswami
September, 2010
Portsmouth City Schools Welcomes New Superintendent
www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com
Portsmouth Daily Times
Ryan Scott Ottney
August 24, 2010
Reading intervention program to expand to four Jefferson Parish public schools
www.nola.com
Nola.com
Barri Bronston
August 11, 2010
Press Release: Emerald Data Solutions’ “Computers for African Learners” Program Enhances Student Learning and Awareness
www.eschoolnews.com
eSchool News
August 11, 2010
Dr Norman Doidge Discusses Brain Plasticity
www.nouspod.com
Nouspod
July 21, 2010
Stimulus Enabled Polk to Put New Reading Program in Schools
www.TheLedger.com
TheLedger.com
July 10, 2010
Reading Delays
www.asbj.com/default.aspx
American School
Susan Black
June 22, 2010
State: ISTEP scores show improvement
www.nwitimes.com
nwi.com
Carmen McCollum
June 17, 2010
Entergy Charitable Foundation Provides $19,000 Grant to Beacon Prep
www.entergy-louisiana.com
Entergy Louisiana, LLC.
June 16, 2010
Best in Tech 2010: RTI
www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Scholastic
Ken Royal
June 16, 2010
Speech recognition, mobile apps help build reading skills
www.eschoolnews.com
e-School News
Maya T. Prabhu
June 15, 2010
Heard it at school
www.rutlandherald.com
Rutland Herald Online
Cristina Kumka
June 14, 2010
Brainy Teacher (PDF)
teacher.acer.edu.au
Teacher Magazine
Dr. Martha S. Burns
April, 2010
More RTI Options (page 26)
www.nxtbook.com
Scholastic Administrator
May/June, 2010
Dr Martha Burns explains Neuroplasticity
www.nouspod.com
Dr. Martha Burns
May 16, 2010
Collins Career Center files for $10.8M grant
www.herald-dispatch.com
The Herald Dispatch
David E. Malloy
May 15, 2010
EdNet Awards: 2010
schooldata.com/index.asp
MDR
May 10, 2010
Salem area schools test software as literacy tool
www.dailytidings.com
Ashland Daily Tidings
Mackenzie Ryan
May 10, 2010
Speaking Their Language (see page 16)
Tech & Learning
www.nxtbook.com
May, 2010
Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning
www.nytimes.com
The New York Times
Tara Parker-Pope
April 26, 2010
Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning
www.nytimes.com
The New York Times
Tara Parker-Pope
April 26, 2010
Excerpt From 'Sound of Hope' by Lois Heymann and Rosie O'Donnell
ABC News
April 27, 2010
Speaking Their Language
www.techlearning.com
Tech & Learning
April 22, 2010
TRS Learning Center Enhances Effective Learning and Reading Skills Utilizing Fast ForWord Program
www.istockanalyst.com
iStock Analyst
April 19, 2010
RTI Goes Mainstream
www.districtadministration.com
District Administration
Angela Pascopella
April, 2010
Brain Superhighways (audio file)
Dr. Martha Burns
March 10, 2010
Fast ForWord to Success at East Dale
TimesWV.com
Katie Wilson
March 8, 2010
"Brain Boosters" as seen on Sunrise in Australia (video)
Dr. Martha Burns
March 9, 2010
David Boulton Visiting Greenville, South Carolina March 22-23 to Kick Off “Reading by 8” Project
Swamp Fox
www.swampfox.com
March 5, 2010
Program seeks to ‘rewire students' brains'
Sun Journal
www.newbernsj.com
Laura Oleniacz
March 4, 2010
Brain science research provides new answers for children with learning difficulties
Good Teacher
goodteacher.co.nz
February 10, 2010
Early Intervention with Technology
THE Journal
thejournal.com
Bridget McCrea
February 4, 2010
Sutro student finishes FastForWORD first
Nevada Appeal
www.nevadaappeal.com
January 24, 2010
Neuroscience informing education
Queensland Government
www.qld.gov.au
January 21, 2010
Help on the way for County's Students
Jasper County Sun
www.jaspercountysun.com
Anthony Garzilli
January 20, 2010
Davenport's Early Childhood Program Expands Reach with State Initiative
Quad City Times
qctimes.com
Sheena Dooley
January 17, 2010
New Blog Explores Brainy Topics
Tech & Learning
www.techlearning.com
January 5, 2010
Reading Software Yields Gains in Michigan (see page 18)
Tech & Learning
www.nxtbook.com
January 4, 2010
The Reading-Ready Brain
National Association of Secondary School Principals
www.principals.org
Deborah J. Kolonay and Kathy Kelly-Garris
December, 2009
Reading Program Improves Scores
NewsChief.com
www.newschief.com
Kara Phelps
December 10, 2009
Reading Made Easier
LangleyTimes.com
www.bclocalnews.com
Natasha Long
December 8, 2009
RTI program supported by reading software
School CIO
www.schoolcio.com
November 4, 2009
A Village Route to Early Childhood Education
AASA: American Association of School Administrators
www.aasa.org
Julio Almanza, Ethel Reynolds, Kathy Schulte, Betty Long
November 3, 2009
IBM, Humana, Lexicon, Scientific Learning: U.S. Equity Movers
www.bloomberg.com
Lu Wang
October 9, 2009
MISD in Brief
Marshall News Messenger
MarshallNewsMessenger.com
October 8, 2009
Mansfield ISD improves reading performance
Tech and Learning
www.techlearning.com
September 25, 2009
Connections Academy and Scientific Learning Announce Agreement
Yahoo News
news.yahoo.com
September 21, 2009
Polk's Reading Riddle
The Ledger
www.theledger.com
John Chambliss
September 19, 2009
Blaine Student Receives Honorable Mention in National Video Contest
Levisa Lazer
www.thelevisalazer.com
Ashley Bush
September 15, 2009
District scores said low but improving
Picayune Item
www.picayuneitem.com
Will Sullivan
August 25, 2009
Texas District Rolls Out Reading Intervention Across All Schools
THE Journal
www.thejournal.com
David Nagel
August 20, 2009
Defense grant to fund school reading program
www.ENCToday.com
Sue Book
August 18, 2009
Program boosts students' reading
The Sedalia Democrat
www.sedaliademocrat.com
Tonya Fennell
August 6, 2009
S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center opens in Lakemore
www.thesuburbanite.com
July 27, 2009
Reading Assistant improves more than scores in MA
www.schoolcio.com
July 27, 2009
Syracuse News Broadcast - Fast ForWord family of products
www.9WSYR.com
July 24, 2009
Reclaiming Today’s Failing Readers
Education Week
www.edweek.org
July 22, 2009
Connecting Neuroscience and Reading
Tech & Learning
www.techlearning.com
July 21, 2009
Duval County assesses reading program
School CIO
www.schoolcio.com
July 21, 2009
What educators can learn from brain research
eSchool News
www.eschoolnews.com
Meris Stansbury
July 21, 2009
Reading Fiction? How It Enriches Brain Functioning
Articles Online
www.earticlesonline.com
Brian Walsh
July 17, 2009
Software aids with brain's processes to boost reading skills
The Arizona Republic
www.azcentral.com
Carol Peck
July 13, 2009
Laredo Independent School District chooses Scientific Learning to improve reading
School CIO
www.schoolcio.com
July 9, 2009
Fast Forward program promises more brain power (pdf)
The White Mountain Independent's Online Edition
www.wmicentral.com
Mike Leiby
July 3, 2009
Giving Brains A Workout
The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com
Andrea Gordon
June 26, 2009
Program helping to boost reading skills
Las Vegas Sun
www.lasvegassun.com
Jean Reid Norman
June 21, 2009
The Brain-Training Software Industry
Askmen.com
www.askmen.com
Jacob Franek
June 16, 2009
What's Next at NECC?
Tech & Learning
www.techLEARNING.com
June 5, 2009
Free webinars based on “The New Science of Learning” PBS program
examiner.com
www.examiner.com
June 1, 2009
W. Greene OKs $150K software purchase
Observer-Reporter.com
www.observer-reporter.com
Bob Niedbala
May 23, 2009
UCSF-Led Team Offers New Insight Into Neurological Basis Of Dyslexia
Bio Medicine
news.bio-medicine.org
May 4, 2009
Special Education Resource List
San Diego Family Magazine
www.sandiegofamily.com
May 4, 2009
uBoost Gives Brain Fitness a Boost with Scientific Learning
eMediaWire
www.emediawir.com
May 1, 2009
The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids
ABC-of-Fitness.com
www.abc-of-fitness.com
Mariangela Silvestre
April 19, 2009
School directors plan to implement computer program
BerksMontNew.com
www.berksmontnews.com
John Kurtz
April 14, 2009
Scientific Learning Contributes Neuroscience/Technology Activities to FreeLearning
LXer
lxer.com
Scott Ruecker
April 14, 2009
TES Schools Awards Shortlist
TES connect
tes.co.uk
Gerard Kelly
April 10, 2009
Scientific Learning Contributes Content to Open Source Community
The Journal
www.thejournal.com
Scott Aronowitz
April 9, 2009
New federal state accreditation standards explained to school board
Picayune Item
www.picayuneitem.com
Will Sullivan
April 7, 2009
Hamburg schools plan summer special-education program
readingeagle.com
www.readingeagle.com
Carole Duran
April 7, 2009
Award winner didn't fast forward her speech pathology
The Florida Times-Union - jacksonville.com
www.jacksonville.com
Brandis Jest
April 4, 2009
What Works?
The Daily Item
www.dailyitem.com
Pamela Kleppinger
April 1, 2009
New software and online schools tools for March 09
Tech & Learning
www.techlearning.com
March 26, 2009
Scientific Learning Video Contest Invites Educators and Students to Share Their “Brain Gain” Success Stories on SchoolTube
Cloud Computing Journal
www.cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Business Wire
March 19, 2009
Short-sighted schools cuts will hurt most vulnerable
Irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com
Breda O'Brien
March 28, 2009
Schools dig into stimulus arithmetic
post-gazette NOW NEWS/EDUCATION
www.post-gazette.com
Eleanor Chute
March 23, 2009
Program flexes reading muscles
The Daily Item
www.post-gazette.com
Jaime North
March 22, 2009
Reading Research "A Randomized Field Trial of the Fast ForWord Language Computer-Based Training Program"
Education Week
www.edweek.org
March 16, 2009
Now Hear This: Brain Fitness Exercises Improve Listening
SOA World
it.sys-con.com
Posit Science
March 5, 2009
"Use it or lose it" approach to technology garners impressive results
eSchool News
www.eschoolnews.com
Ron Phipps
March 4, 2009
Hooked on books: Zia students read for nearly 2 million minutes
Las Cruces Sun-News
www.lcsun-news.com
Ashley Meeks
March 1, 2009
Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future
Ottawa Citizen
www.ottawacitizen.com
Toni Clarke, Reuters
February 25, 2009
Fast ForWord Reading Program Gets Results
The Daily Review
www.daily-review.com
Ted McManus
February 19, 2009
Mississippi District Turns to Technology To Help Struggling Readers
The Journal
www.thejournal.com
Bridget McCrea
February 2009
State recognizes Ashtabula Area City School District
Star Beacon
www.starbeacon.com
Shelley Terry
February 1, 2009
Texas Students Gain on TAKS
School CIO
www.schoolcio.com
January 30, 2009
Myers Moves to Head of the Class as Scientific Learning CEO
San Francisco Business Times
www.bizjournals.com
Leena Rao
January 23, 2009
St. Mary schools get Fast ForWord education help
The Daily Iberian
www.iberianet.com
Steve Wilson
January 8, 2009
Fast 'ForWord' and you have a winner
Northwest Arkansas' News Source
www.nwanews.com
Lynn Atkins
December 17, 2008
Developmentally degraded cortical temporal processing restored by training (abstract)
(PDF of full article)
Nature Neuroscience
www.nature.com
Xiaoming Zhou & Michael M. Merzenich
December 14, 2008
A Q&A with the Principal of a school that beat the test
Quad-City Times
www.qctimes.com
December 1, 2008
Rewiring Brains
Canada.com
www.Canada.com
Jennifer Moreau
October 25, 2008
The Edmonds Mindset: Through Good Teaching and Student Desire, E. Mount Airy School Excels
Philly.com
www.philly.com
Mensah M. Dean
October 22, 2008
Picayune Gets Good News, but Told Work Must Continue
The Picayune Item
www.picayuneitem.com/homepage
Will Sullivan
October 15, 2008
NSF Award $12M to UCSD 'Science of Learning Center'
Interest! Alert
Interestalert.com
October 2, 2008
Empowering Our Children To Learn 
The Balancing Act
www.thebalancingact.com
October 8, 2008 (First broadcast August 11, 2008; re-broadcast September 19, 2008)
'The Computer Learns Your Brain': New Reading Instruction Tried
TradingMarkets.com
www.tradingmarkets.com
September 29, 2008
New Products: The Latest Offerings in Hardware, Software and the Internet
Distirct Administration
www.districtadministration.com
Kurt O. Dyrli
September, 2008
Raising Test Scores and Self-Esteem
TechLEARNING
www.techlearning.com
August 11, 2008
East Lancsja dyslexia scheme rolled out to Wales
The Citizen
www.burnleycitizen.co.uk
Deborah Lewis
August 5, 2008
Utah Signs On for Technology-Based K-5 Reading Programs
THE Journal
www.thejournal.com
Dave Nagel
August 4, 2008
Exercises for Your Brain
East Bay Express
www.eastbayexpress.com
Susan Kuchinskas
July 30, 2008
County school to make reading a priority in upcoming year
The Newton Record
www.thenewtonrecord.com
Lois Cooper
July 23, 2008
NECC NEWS
TechLEARNING
www.techlearning.com
July 21, 2008
AMs call for greater help for children with dyslexia
WalesOnline.co.uk
www.walesonline.co.uk
David Williamson
July 17, 2008
Move in Day at Gemm City: Westchester & Fairfiled County Learning Center Launches K-6 Social Network
eMediaWire
www.emediawire.com
July 14, 2008
Special program for special kids
The Journal News
www.lohud.com
Phillip Bausk
July 8, 2008
Park Street School has learning on the brain
The Daily Gleaner
dailygleaner.canadaeast.com
Jennifer Dunville
June 28, 2008
St. Mary targets LEAP, iLEAP with new programs
The Daily Iberian
www.iberianet.com
Randy Louis
June 26, 2008
Reading, writing, ’rithmetic
Glasgow Daily Times
www.glasgowdailytimes.com
Gina Kinslow
June 19, 2008
Re-Mapping the Brain 101
Surrey Now
www.canada.com
Ted Colley
June 10, 2008
Learning Barriers in Classroom
The Telegraph - Calcutta India
www.telegraphindia.com
Rith Basu
May 22, 2008
Software Aid Draws Praise In Penn-Trafford District
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
www.pittsburghlive.com
May 11, 2008
Reading program help students fast-forward through challenges
Penn-Trafford Star
www.yourpenntrafford.com
Kim Katilius
May 8, 2008
Learn To Read Through Sound
ScienceDaily
www.sciencedaily.com
May 1, 2008
This is your brain on ABCs
The Star-Telegram
www.star-telegram.com
Eva-Marie Ayala
April 16, 2008
Picayune school district praised for efforts to raise test scores
The Picayune Item
www.picayuneitem.com
Will Sullivan
April 4, 2008
