Laureate Learning Systems

Visit Laureate at the ASHA Schools Conference

steveg — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:06:52 +0000

If you’re attending the ASHA Schools Conference in Las Vegas from July 16-18, please stop by Booth #307 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:

Teaching Question Comprehension and Use: Theory and Research-Based Approaches

Friday, July 16
4:30-5:30 pm
Room: MECC1 (Mirage Events Center / Section 1)

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.

FREE Syntax Assessment CD

steveg — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:55:15 +0000

Laureate’s FREE LanguageLinks® & Prepositions! Syntax Tests CD is a convenient and engaging means to assess understanding of 33 grammatical forms essential to sentence comprehension and production. This CD can be used for language assessment, AT and AAC evaluations, as well as pre-school and kindergarten screening.

Laureate’s Syntax Tests CD provides three ways to test syntax comprehension:

• Full Test
This option assesses all 33 syntactic forms in one continuous test (25-30 minutes)

• Screening Test
This option tests 17 pre-selected highly problematic syntactic forms (10-15 minutes)

• Individual Module Tests
This option tests any one of the 33 syntactic forms (less than 2 minutes each)

Built-in reports can help professionals and parents determine whether a student could benefit from two of Laureate’s programs, LanguageLinks: Syntax Assessment & Intervention and Prepositions!

LanguageLinks is a six-level evidence-based series that covers 75 grammatical forms. Prepositions! uses proven strategies to train 10 spatial prepositions. Both programs will help students build language and become better communicators.

Click here for a FREE Syntax Tests CD

Look for Laureate at these Conferences this Spring!

steveg — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:33:44 +0000

Laureate will be exhibiting at the following conferences, so we hope you’ll stop by our booth and pick up our new Spring catalog, our FREE CD Demo, and our Syntax Tests CD! We’ll also be demonstrating our new programs, including the QuestionQuest series.

ASCD
San Antonio, TX
March 6-8, 2010
Booth #931

CSUN (California State University, Northridge)
San Diego, CA
March 24-27, 2010
Booth #201

CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)
Nashville, TN
April 22-24, 2010
Booth #423
Come visit our hands-on computer lab where we’ll be giving 20-minute demonstrations of our software. Plus, enter to win a Laureate program at each session!

Solutions for AT
Baton Rouge, LA
April 28-30, 2010
Don’t miss these presentations by Laureate’s President, Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson

Using Laureate’s Free Syntax Assessment Software
Thursday, April 29 - 9:45-10:45am

Research-Based Question Comprehension & Use
Friday, April 30 - 9:45-10:45am

Fabulous February Fundraiser!

steveg — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:18:54 +0000

On the evening of February 5th, Laureate President and American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Fellow Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson hosted a Fabulous February Fundraiser for the American Speech-Language Hearing Foundation at our Vermont headquarters. This was one of 11 events held simultaneously across the United States to increase awareness of ASHFoundation and raise funds for scholarships and research.

Dr. Mary Wilson (left) talks with ASHA members at the Fabulous February Fundraiser held at Laureate’s headquarters on February 5, 2010.

Look for us at ATIA in Orlando!

steveg — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:18:09 +0000

From January 27-30, Laureate will be exhibiting at the ATIA Conference in Orlando. Please stop by Booth #509 to try our new Sterling Editions of My House, My Town, and My School. You can also pick up a free Syntax Tests CD and get a preview of our new QuestionQuest series.

Plus, don’t miss these presentations by Laureate’s President, Dr. Mary Wilson:

Theory & Research-Based Approaches to Developing Question Comprehension & Use
Thursday, January 28 - 9:15-10:15am - Curacao 2

Using Laureate’s Free Syntax Assessment CD to Test Sentence Comprehension and Decide on Intervention Needs
Friday, January 29 - 11-11:30am - Caribbean III - AT Education Theater

Train Functional Language with the New Language Activities of Daily Living Series
Friday, January 29 - 1:30-2:30pm - Bonaire 3/4

We hope to see you in Orlando!

Come visit us at the ASHA Convention!

steveg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:15:06 +0000

From November 18-21, we’ll be exhibiting at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) in New Orleans. If you’re attending this show, we hope you’ll take advantage of these exciting opportunities.

Come to Booth #606 where we’ll be giving 20-minute software demonstrations in our hands-on computer lab. You can explore our latest software, including the new Sterling Editions of My House, My Town, and My School. Plus, enter to win a Laureate program at each session!

* Ask for a demonstration of LanguageLinks, our innovative, 6-level syntax assessment and intervention series. You can purchase LanguageLinks: Level 1 for half price (only $97.50!) through the end of December.

* Get a preview of our new Understanding Questions series coming soon! Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson will be doing a presentation on these new programs called, “Teaching Question Comprehension & Use: Theory & Research-Based Approaches” on Saturday, November 21 from 1:00-2:00pm.

If you’re in New Orleans, we hope to see you!

Now’s the time to invest in proven Special Needs Software!

steveg — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:09:45 +0000

These are exciting times for special education! With the infusion of stimulus money, school districts have a unique opportunity to decide how best to invest these funds. You will need to carefully consider how to get the most from your spending. Plus, you don’t want to commit to ongoing expenses that will obligate you past 2011. That’s why we hope you will consider purchasing Laureate software which will have both immediate and long-term benefits for your students.

Click here to learn about our Special Package pricing!

Consider a Network License!

With Laureate’s Network Licenses, you can expand your services to more students, have greater flexibility, and get the best savings!

Think of the convenience!

Track data for an unlimited number of students
Up to 35 simultaneous users per program
No CDs necessary - students can work on any computer on the network!
One-time purchase - no annual renewal or additional fees!

New! Laureate’s Syntax Package

steveg — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:27 +0000

This comprehensive software package is designed to help students with language impairments and English language learners master syntax and become better communicators. These programs take students from the late one-word and early two-word stage through mastery of a broad range of syntactic forms necessary for sentence understanding and production. Students will learn subject-verb-object word order, essential grammatical forms and structures, spatial prepositions, and the narrative use of 1st and 2nd person pronouns.

Deliver Individualized RTI Instruction… Every Day!
Laureate’s Syntax Package can also help you get to the source of your students’ reading comprehension problems. These programs are ideal for addressing the needs of kindergarten and 1st grade students at risk of reading failure in schools using the Response to Intervention (RTI) model of service delivery. By adding a syntax component to your RTI efforts, you’ll help your students master the sentence forms and structures necessary for the development of communication competence and reading comprehension.

For more information, click here.

Come see us at a Conference this Fall!

steveg — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:08:07 +0000

If you’re attending one of the following conferences, we hope you’ll drop by the Laureate booth and pick up a copy of our new Fall catalog, our FREE CD Demo, and our Syntax Tests CD! We’ll also be demonstrating our new Sterling Edition programs, including My House, My Town and My School. Plus, don’t miss the presentations by Laureate’s President Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson.

Closing the Gap
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 14-17

Division for Early Childhood (DEC)
Albuquerque, New Mexico,
October 15-18
Dr. Wilson’s Poster Session:
Early Vocabulary and Communication Approaches for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
October 17, 7:45-8:45am

Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Chicago, Illinois
October 28-31
Dr. Wilson’s Presentations:
New Language Activities of Daily Living Trains Functional Language
October 29, 8:00-9:00am

Using Laureate’s Free Syntax Assessment CD to Test Sentence Comprehension
October 31, 8:00-9:00am

American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 19-21
Dr. Wilson’s Presentation:
Teaching Question Comprehension & Use: Theory & Research-Based Approaches
November 21, 1:00-2:00pm

Fall 2009 Catalog Now Available!

steveg — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:44:08 +0000

Our new Fall 2009 catalog is now in the mail! If you’re not on our mailing list and would like to receive one, please call us at 800-562-6801 or click here.

What’s New?
Inside the catalog, you’ll find descriptions of our new Sterling Editions of the Language Activities of Daily Living series: My House, My Town, and My School.

These programs are also now included in the following packages:
Autism Package - Level 2
Complete Autism Package
English Language Learners Package
Adolescent/Adult Developmental Disabilities Package
Adult Aphasia/Traumatic Brain Injury Package (My House, My Town)
Complete Special Needs Software Solutions Package

New Hardware!
You’ll also find a variety of new hardware options:
Magic Touch LCD Monitors with built-in touch screens
GoTalk Pocket
Jelly Bean Twist
US Switch Interface-Plus