Scientific Learning Video Contest Invites Educators And Students To Share Their “Brain Gain” Success Stories On Schooltube
Students, teachers, classes, schools and districts can submit videos to show how they build brain fitness and boost student learning with Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant software
3/19/09
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Scientific Learning Corporation
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Oakland, Calif. - March 19, 2009 - Lights, camera, action, brain gains! Through the BrainGain School Video Contest, Scientific Learning (NASDAQ:SCIL) invites teachers, educators, and high school students to create three-minute videos that share how they boost student learning and achieve "brain gains" with the Fast ForWord® or Reading AssistantTM family of products. The contest launches this week on SchoolTube at http://www2.schooltube.com/Contests/SciLearnBrainGain.aspx, and runs through May 8.
The Scientific Learning BrainGain School Video Contest is open to any teacher, educator or student at the ninth grade level or higher (age 13 and older) who has experienced success with the Fast ForWord and/or Reading Assistant software in the past two years. Each video should tell its brain gain success story with a good narrative that clearly outlines a problem and a solution, and communicates real results. Videos will be scored on the following criteria: creativity and uniqueness, effective communication of subject matter, compelling story, and overall presentation. All entries must be uploaded to the SchoolTube website by 5 p.m. Eastern time on May 8.
Contest winners will be announced online May 25. The grand prize is a video camera and an award ceremony at the winner's school that will be videotaped by SchoolTube. Prizes will also be awarded to the first place award winner in the high school students category and the teachers category.
"Every day we hear stories about students, who struggled to read for months or even years, who are now achieving remarkable gains after working with our Fast ForWord or Reading Assistant software," said Andy Myers, president and CEO of Scientific Learning. "We hear about students like Willie, a 10th grader who after a decade of tests and interventions, finally became a reader after three weeks of working on the Fast ForWord software - or Josie, a fourth grader who gained two grade levels and a love of reading after using the Fast ForWord program. We're looking forward to seeing first-hand how students, classes, schools and districts across the country are building brain fitness and achieving significant, real-world results."
To learn more about brain fitness, education professionals can sign up to receive Scientific Learning's BrainGainTM Email Series at http://www.scilearn.com/mevent/main=webform/mid=86960 or by emailing the company at braingain@scilearn.com. The bimonthly series features articles, references and studies on brain health and fitness. It is produced by Dr. Steve Miller and Dr. Bill Jenkins, two of the neuroscientists whose research went into the creation of the Fast ForWord products. Miller and Jenkins are co-founders of Scientific Learning.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific Learning Reading AssistantTM combines advanced speech recognition technology with scientifically-based courseware to help students strengthen fluency, vocabulary and comprehension to become proficient, life-long readers. The efficacy of the products has been established by more than 550 research studies and publications. For more information, visit http://www.scientificlearning.com/ or call toll-free 888-358-0212.
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