Laureate Learning Systems http://blog.laureatelearning.com News, Tips, and Specials from Laureate Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 January 2012 Special: Laureate’s Syntax Package http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2012/01/january-2012-special-laureates-syntax-package/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2012/01/january-2012-special-laureates-syntax-package/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:31:51 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=702 reeves_qq_v2
This comprehensive package of software is designed to help students with language impairments and English language learners master syntax and become better communicators. Twelve programs take students from the early two-word stage through mastery of a broad range of syntactic forms. Students will learn subject-verb-object word order, essential grammatical forms, spatial prepositions, pronouns as well as Wh- and Yes/No questions. Click here to learn more.

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Most children with language disorders have difficulty understanding, answering, and asking questions.  This not only has a serious impact on their communcation development, but also on their classroom performance. QuestionQuest is an all-new, research-based series designed to help children master many common forms of questions (Who, What, Where, With What, How, Why and Yes/No). Twenty-one modules train the syntactic and semantic aspects of different types of questions. It’s the most comprehensive question training software available!

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]]> http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/11/laureates-one-day-internet-sale/feed/ Visit us at Closing the Gap! http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/10/visit-us-at-closing-the-gap/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/10/visit-us-at-closing-the-gap/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:15:51 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=673 lls_demo_blg2If you’re attending Closing the Gap from October 12-14 in Bloomington, MN please stop by Booth #510 and say hello! We’ll be demonstrating our new QuestionQuest series and giving away our FREE CD Demo and syntax assessment CD.

Plus, don’t miss Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson’s presentation, “Syntax Mastery for Success in School and Life” on Friday, October 14 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm in Plaza Two. All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win LanguageLinks: Level 1.

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The results of a study which used Laureate’s LanguageLinks software were recently published in the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Twenty-six children aged 5-12 who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and use American Sign Language worked with LanguageLinks every school day for nine weeks. The results indicated that LanguageLinks significantly improved both reading comprehension and expressive syntax. To view the abstract, click here.

]]> http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/09/independent-study-validates-effectiveness-of-languagelinks/feed/ Back-to-School Special… 20% off Laureate’s Complete Language Development Package http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/08/back-to-school-special-20-off-laureate%e2%80%99s-complete-language-development-package/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/08/back-to-school-special-20-off-laureate%e2%80%99s-complete-language-development-package/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:26:13 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=648 Language is the foundation of school success!

bts_icon_175Are you looking for an engaging and effective way to improve your students’ language and literacy skills? Laureate’s Complete Language Development Package is designed to help children with language impairments and English language learners become better communicators and readers. Research has shown that Laureate software not only increases receptive language but also significantly improves expressive language and reading comprehension. Give your students the fundamental skills they need for academic success! Click here to learn more.

]]> http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/08/back-to-school-special-20-off-laureate%e2%80%99s-complete-language-development-package/feed/ New Research Demonstrates the Effectiveness of QuestionQuest http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/08/new-research-demonstrates-the-effectiveness-of-questionquest/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/08/new-research-demonstrates-the-effectiveness-of-questionquest/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:22:10 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=640 Recently, an independent study found that children’s ability to ask questions significantly improved after using Laureate’s QuestionQuest software for 8 weeks.

Teachers pre-tested 14 oral deaf children with language delays using a 15 item Wh-Question elicited production test. At post-test, scores on the Wh-Question elicited production test more than doubled; a difference that was highly significant.

Improvements were evident across a range of initial ability. Some children who did not produce Wh-Questions on the pre-test did so after training. Other with initially limited production of Wh-Questions expanded their repertoire.

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Click here to learn more.

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Plus, we’ll be giving away our Free  Syntax Tests CD which assesses understanding of 33 grammatical forms  necessary for sentence comprehension and production. We’ll also stamp  your game card so you’ll have a chance to win the first level of our  newest software series, QuestionQuest!

]]> http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/07/come-see-us-at-the-asha-schools-conference/feed/ Visit Laureate at TATN in Houston! http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/06/visit-laureate-at-tatn-in-houston/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/06/visit-laureate-at-tatn-in-houston/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:32:21 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=607 Laureate will be exhibiting at the Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN) Conference in Houston on June 14-15. Please stop by Booth #8 in exhibit hall 100 and pick up our latest catalog, a FREE CD Demo, and a copy of our Syntax Tests CD.

Plus, don’t miss Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson’s presentation on our new QuestionQuest series:

qq_covers_blgTeaching the Understanding & Use of Questions: A Theory & Research Based Approach
Tuesday, June 14
2:30-3:30 pm
Room 105

Deficits in the ability to ask and answer questions can have a serious impact on students’ communication development as well as their classroom performance. QuestionQuest is a new three-level series that helps students with language disorders understand, answer, and ask many common forms of questions (Who, What, Where, Why, With What, How, and Yes/No).  For more detailed information, click here.

]]> http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/06/visit-laureate-at-tatn-in-houston/feed/ Now is the Time to Invest in Proven Assistive Technology Software! http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/05/now-is-the-time-to-invest-in-proven-assistive-technology-software/ http://blog.laureatelearning.com/2011/05/now-is-the-time-to-invest-in-proven-assistive-technology-software/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 19:09:42 +0000 steveg http://blog.laureatelearning.com/?p=597 arra_blogMany of our customers have been using their American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money to make one-time purchases that will have a lasting impact on their school districts. With the deadline for spending these funds fast approaching (September 30, 2011), we hope that you’ll help ensure that these monies are used to benefit students with special needs in your state and are not sent back to Washington!

Laureate offers money-saving packages customized to meet a variety of special needs.

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