News about Learning Today

April 30, 2008

 
“Educational Software Publisher wins Internationally-Acclaimed BESSIE Award”
-Small Publisher wins Big Award-
 
Plantation, Florida – Learning Today, Inc., a Florida-based educational software publisher, announced
today that its Smart TutorTM Reading program was awarded a Best Educational Software Award
(BESSIE) from the ComputED Learning Center. The BESSIE Awards target innovative and content-rich
programs and websites that provide teachers and parents with the technology to foster educational
excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by software publishers around the world.
 
“Smart Tutor - Reading's website design and content are the best we've seen for delivering reading
materials to children in the K-5 age group. The program offers an "Integrated Learning System" that is
research-based and aligned to state and national educational standards,” say reviewers at ComputED.
 

Smart Tutor Reading provides students with individualized instruction based on their ability level. The
program automatically pinpoints and resolves learning gaps ensuring that each student receives a
program targeted to improve academic abilities and outcomes. It has been used by schools, school
districts, and extended-day learning centers since 2002 and has demonstrated academic gains in some
of the most academically-challenged students. It is the company’s mission to ensure that the program
works for all children including those with special needs and those that speak English as a second
language.
 
“The reason this award is so significant is because it proves that a smaller educational software publisher
can develop, deliver, and support a world-class product as well as, if not better than, some of the large
publishing conglomerates that dominate the market,” states Dale Baker, Learning Today’s
CEO/President. “Our team creates a product that makes a difference, and this award is a result of their
dedication and commitment to excellence.”
 
“Smart Tutor – Reading, an interactive online academic tutoring system designed for K-5 students, won in
two categories including “Early Elementary - Reading/Literacy Website” and “Upper Elementary -
Language Arts Website,” stated the reviewers. “We can't say enough about this superb, child-friendly
program, whose effectiveness is propelled by interactive videos, cartoons and animations, with audio
guidance throughout.” The BESSIE Awards, given annually by San Diego's ComputED Learning Lab,
seek to recognize innovative and content-rich programs.
 

Learning Today will be releasing a consumer product for home use, SmartTutor.com, this May.
 
About Learning Today, Inc.
 

Headquartered in Plantation, Florida, Learning Today was established in 2000 to develop Smart Tutor, a web-based educational software program for Kindergarten through 5 th grade students. Learning Today’s primary goal is to research, develop, and deliver effective online reading and math assessment and interactive instructional content for students in order to support instruction and targeted intervention. Smart Tutor is scientifically research-based and developed by an expert team of curriculum writers, subject-matter experts, interface-designers, animators, quality-assurance specialists, and engineers. Smart Tutor supports students in need of academic remediation, maintenance, or advancement. Smart Tutor Reading and Math programs are available online at www.LearningToday.com for schools, school districts, and extended-day learning centers and at www.SmartTutor.com for home or home school use.