DALLAS, April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cambium Learning® Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABCD), a leading educational solutions and services company committed to helping all students reach their full potential, announced today that two of its business units—Learning A-Z®, offering preK–6 literacy resources, and ExploreLearning®, offering online math and science solutions for grades 3–12—garnered 10 Best Educational Software (BESSIE) Awards in 2018.
The company’s business units were honored in the following categories, making this the fourth consecutive year Cambium Learning Group has won multiple awards. In addition, Learning A-Z was featured in the Awards Showcase.
Early Learning, Reading Website: Learning A-Z Headsprout®
Early Elementary, Science Website: Learning A-Z Science A-Z®
Early Elementary, Reading Skills Website: Learning A-Z Headsprout®
Early Elementary, Critical Thinking Skills Website: Learning A-Z Raz-PlusTM
Upper Elementary, Math Fluency Website: ExploreLearning Reflex®
Upper Elementary, Science & Literacy Website: Learning A-Z Science A-Z®
Upper Elementary, ELL Website: Learning A-Z Raz-PlusTM
Upper Elementary, Writing Website: Learning A-Z Writing A-ZTM
Multi-level, Math & Science Online Simulations: ExploreLearning Gizmos®
Teacher Tools, ELL Reading Website: Learning A-Z Raz-PlusTM ELL Edition
“As an organization that continually strives to offer solutions that maximize the potential of all students and that honor the importance of teachers, we are thrilled by these recognitions of excellence,” said John Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Cambium Learning Group. “In addition to teachers confirming that our solutions work in the classroom, these awards provide additional industry affirmation of our high-quality learning technologies.”
The 24th annual BESSIE Awards are sponsored by The ComputED Gazette, a leading online educational resource created by educators who have provided the finest computer education to children and adults for more than 20 years. The awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by publishers worldwide.
About Cambium Learning Group
Cambium Learning® Group (Nasdaq:ABCD) is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations and a math fact fluency solution) and Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers). We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.
Come learn with us at www.cambiumlearning.com.
About Learning A–Z
Learning A-Z® is a literacy-focused PreK-6 educational provider of technology-enabled learning solutions. Our products blend traditional teacher-led instruction with robust online resources to make teaching more effective and efficient, practice more accessible and personalized, assessment more strategic and automated, and learning more informed and proactive. Our suite of products includes: Raz-Plus™, Reading A-Z™, Raz-Kids®, Headsprout®, Science A-Z®, Writing A-Z™, Vocabulary A-Z™, and ReadyTest A-Z™. Learning A-Z products are used by more than 7 million students in more than 170 countries. Learning A-Z is a business unit of Cambium Learning® Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCD). For more information, please visit www.learninga-z.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter.
About ExploreLearning
ExploreLearning® believes all students can have success in math and science. Our online solutions bring effective, research-proven instructional strategies to classrooms around the world. Gizmos® (www.explorelearning.com) is the world’s largest library of interactive, online simulations for math and science in grades 3–12; and Reflex® (www.reflexmath.com) is the most effective solution available for math fact fluency development. ExploreLearning is a Charlottesville, VA-based business unit of Cambium Learning® Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCD), based in Dallas, Texas.
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