U.S. Department of Defense Schools Choose Pearson’s Reading Programs for Elementary Students Around the Globe

20.03.08 - 01:39 ... source : Pearson Education

... Leading U.S. School Curriculum Focuses on Priority Skills Set by National Reading Panel Upper Saddle River, NJ – March 18, 2008—The education company Pearson was awarded the contract from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to provide elementary reading programs for its schools around the world. The estimated value of the contract over 5 years is approximately $12 million. The reading programs, from Pearson’s elementary school publisher Scott Foresman are: Reading Street, for DoDEA’s Integrated Reading Program, PK-Gr.6. Decodable Readers Bookshelf Collection, Reading Street, for DoDEA Decodable Text Collections Program, K-2. My Sidewalks, for DoDEA Three-Tier Literacy Intervention Program, K-2. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana said, "Through this contract, Pearson Education is providing the children of our servicemen and women with some of the best readi ...» Next (HTML)