WriteToLearn Added to New Digital
Learning Series for Middle and High School Language Arts
Web-Based Tool Builds Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
SAN DIEGO - July 6, 2006 - Pearson Knowledge Technologies
(PKT) today announced that WriteToLearn™ is included in the
Apple Digital Learning Series for middle and high school language arts.
Designed to accompany Apple Mobile Learning Labs, the Apple Digital
Learning Series provides a collection of value-priced curriculum
solutions designed to enhance student information access and
productivity and increase achievement in key curriculum areas.
"It is exciting to have WriteToLearn join the other
research-based products that are included in the Apple Digital
Learning Series," said Lynn Streeter, president, Pearson Knowledge
Technologies. "Through this collaboration, more students around
the country will be able to use WriteToLearn to build the literacy
skills necessary for success in school and life."
With WriteToLearn, students practice essay writing and summarization
skills. Their efforts are measured by Pearson's state-of-the-art
Knowledge Analysis Technologies™ (KAT) engine, which
automatically evaluates the meaning of text by examining whole
passages. Students receive immediate, specific feedback on their
work, while teachers easily assess student efforts individually or as
a class.
WriteToLearn is compatible with browsers running on Mac OS 9.2, Mac
OS X version 10.0 or higher, and Windows 2000/XP or higher. It requires
a minimum of 128 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) and a Safari 1.3.2 or
higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or higher or Netscape Navigator
7.0 or higher browser.
For more information about the Apple Digital Learning series, visit
www.apple.com/education/adls.
For more information about WriteToLearn, visit
www.WriteToLearn.net.
About Pearson Knowledge Technologies
Pearson Knowledge Technologies is the developer of products and
services based on the only automated text analysis technology that
evaluates the meaning of whole passages. The company's Knowledge
Analysis Technologies™ (KAT) engine immediately measures
writing and content in a way that simulates a skilled human grader
and encourages better subject knowledge. Pearson Knowledge Technologies'
writing and reading skills products, such as WriteToLearn, Intelligent
Essay Assessor and Summary Street, use the KAT engine to help improve
writing, reading and comprehension skills as well as build content
knowledge for education and other markets.
Pearson Knowledge Technologies is a business of Pearson Education, the
world's leading integrated education company, which in turn is part of
Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company.
For more information, press only:
Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-325-9935, lwolfe@lwolfe.com
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