| FableVision’s Essay Express Lands American Library Associations’ ALSC 2006 Notable Computer Software for Children Honors! One of Only Five Interactive Offerings Recognized in Prestigious Awards
As ALSC describes the Essay Express™ software package in its recent announcement, “Join the Rotten Green Peppers band on their tour of expository writing, highlighting the importance of brainstorming, organizing information, and using supporting details in order to write short essays. With humor, music, and engaging graphics, these strategy based exercises present a manageable process to build students' abilities and increase confidence in essay writing. Features printable worksheets. Ages 9 and up.” Essay Express, based on the research of Dr. Lynn Meltzer and Dr. Bethany Roditi of The Research Institute for Learning (www.researchild.org), is the companion product to the award-winning meta-cognition software BrainCogs®, which helps all learners and especially learning-challenged students develop life-long testing success strategies. Members of the 2006 Notable Software for Children Committee are: Chair Kirsten Cutler , Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, Calif.; Diana Berry , Oak View Elementary School, Decatur, Ga.; Becki Bishop, Bassett, Va.; Ann Crewdson , King County Library System, Issaquah, Wash.; Nancy J. Johnson , Western Washington University, Bellingham; Don Latham , School of Information Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.; and Bina Williams , Bridgeport (Conn.) Public Library. Founded by twin brothers Peter and Paul Reynolds, FableVision (www.fablevision.com) is celebrating a decade of using media, storytelling and technology to tell 'stories that matter, stories that move." Peter H. Reynolds' success as a children's book author/illustrator (NY Times Best-Selling Judy Moody, The Dot, Ish) has also helped position FableVision as an award-winning content provider to global consumer and classroom markets. Cross-media collaboration partners include Pearson Education, Scholastic/Weston Woods, Candlewick Press, Knowledge Adventure, and Apple. With its recent launch of a UK Group, FableVision's educational publishing group is growing out its K12 software product offerings (Stationery Studio® BrainCogs®, Essay Express™), including its Get A Clue® subscription-based online “critical thinking and vocabulary building through stories” software, which the firm acquired in 2005. For more information about Notable Computer Software for Children, visit the ALSC website at www.ala.org/ALSCTemplate.cfm?Section=notablecsoftlist. For a free trial download of the Essay Express application, go to www.fablevision.com/essayexpress. Additional information about FableVision’s other products that inspire creativity, self-expression and meaningful learning journeys can be found at www.fablevision.com/education. |
CHICAGO
- The Association for Library Service to Children
(ALSC), a division of the American Library Association
(ALA), has selected its 2006 lists of Notable Computer
Software and Online Subscription Services for children. The
notables recognize high-quality computer programs and online subscription
services for children 14 years of age and younger. Essay Express:
Strategies for Successful Essay Writing published by FableVision
in collaboration with the Research Institute for Learning &
Development was one of only five software/online offerings
selected for this prestigious honor. Other recipients of the ALSC honors
include Grolier Online, Encyclopedia Britannica, Mystic Seaport
Museum and UK’s SEMERC.
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