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Learning Without Tears Wins 2 Back to School Awards from Tech & Learning

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

CABIN JOHN, Md., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two products from Learning Without Tears (LWT) have been honored with 2023 Back to School Awards from Tech & Learning: Handwriting Without Tears® and Phonics, Reading, and Me™. Handwriting Without Tears, LWT's flagship product, has been a staple in classrooms for 40 years, wherever students are learning to write. Phonics, Reading, and Me is a cutting-edge literacy solution that utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to teach through text with differentiated instruction. It's personalized pathways secure key foundational literacy skills while building important content knowledge and conceptual understandings.

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Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence program, "The Best Tools for Back to School," is designed to help educators find the products and solutions that will support their work in any learning environment.
Learning Without Tears is a leading early childhood learning company with solutions that have been proven to produce measurable and meaningful learning results.
For more than 42 years, the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence have recognized exceptional products and services within education technology.
"Learning Without Tears is grateful to Tech & Learning and all the judges that played a role in this year's Back to School Awards program," said Terry Nealon, CEO at Learning Without Tears.

Learning Without Tears Launches Decodable Phonics Books with Engaging Fiction and Nonfiction Content

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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CABIN JOHN, Md., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Without Tears®, the leader in foundational skills resources, has launched a series of decodable books with a perfect balance of 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction titles for K-3 students. Building on their growing portfolio of essential phonics resources, each of the new 70 thematic texts focuses on a specific high-utility phonics skill. Young readers will be motivated by engaging fictional stories as well as engrossing nonfiction texts that educate and entertain as they apply and cement key phonics skills.

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Building on their growing portfolio of essential phonics resources, each of the new 70 thematic texts focuses on a specific high-utility phonics skill.
Young readers will be motivated by engaging fictional stories as well as engrossing nonfiction texts that educate and entertain as they apply and cement key phonics skills.
"For more than 40 years, Learning Without Tears has been steadfast in serving the needs of early learners with time-proven, multisensory programs.
"Research shows that offering a range of engaging content is crucial to engaging young children in learning to read.

Learning Without Tears® Provides Next-Generation Professional Learning for Educators Using its Breakthrough Learning Programs

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

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CABIN JOHN, Md., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader Learning Without Tears (LWT) is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with Dream See Do (DSD), an experiential learning platform creator, to provide next-generation professional learning experiences for LWT customers. This collaboration aims to provide an unparalleled level of support, engagement, and relevance to help teachers improve their classroom instruction and impact on students.

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LWT CEO Terry Nealon emphasized the importance of teachers' proficiency in utilizing their breakthrough learning programs: "Teachers need to know how to properly implement a classroom learning program in order to realize the greatest value to improve student outcomes.
Juliet Correll, Vice President of Professional Learning at LWT, explained: "The goal of LWT professional learning is to provide high-quality, personalized learning opportunities for educators to build the competencies and mindsets needed to improve early learning instruction, empowering teachers and students to thrive.
DSD sets a new standard for Pre-K12 professional learning, offering flexible, engaging, and scalable solutions.
When teachers generate the knowledge and confidence to implement and utilize LWT's breakthrough learning programs effectively, their classroom instruction becomes more impactful, leading to improved student outcomes."

Early Childhood Education Leader Learning Without Tears has Highly Successful Presence, New Product Feature Intro at FETC 2023

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

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CABIN JOHN, Md., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Without Tears®, a leading early childhood education company, marked the end of a highly successful EdTech conference, FETC 2023 – the Future of Education Technology Conference – held in New Orleans, LA this week. FETC is a multi-day learning experience that showcases real-world solutions and expertise that impacts students, classrooms, schools, and districts. These innovations are shaping and improving the education landscape and were demonstrated alongside best-practices and current trends – all designed to leverage educational technology resources and improve student outcomes.

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CABIN JOHN, Md., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Without Tears®, a leading early childhood education company, marked the end of a highly successful EdTech conference, FETC 2023 – the Future of Education Technology Conference – held in New Orleans, LA this week.
FETC is a multi-day learning experience that showcases real-world solutions and expertise that impacts students, classrooms, schools, and districts.
In live demonstrations, learning and education technology experts from Learning Without Tears, worked directly with conference goers to share best practices and breakthroughs that can be used to improve teaching and learning in their home schools.
"We were proud to showcase our latest learning innovations," explained Learning Without Tears CEO, Terry Nealon.

National Handwriting Day Recognized by Learning Without Tears with Contest, Free Resources

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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CABIN JOHN, Md., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early Learning company, Learning Without Tears, is celebrating National Handwriting Day in multiple ways, highlighting the importance of teaching handwriting to students, and celebrating this day where the focus is on the crucial skill of handwriting. Started in 1977, and held on John Hancock's birthday, this is National Handwriting Day's 46th anniversary.

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CABIN JOHN, Md., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early Learning company, Learning Without Tears, is celebrating National Handwriting Day in multiple ways, highlighting the importance of teaching handwriting to students, and celebrating this day where the focus is on the crucial skill of handwriting.
Started in 1977, and held on John Hancock's birthday, this is National Handwriting Day's 46th anniversary.
"Our company's journey started at the kitchen table of a mom whose son was struggling with handwriting.
Learning Without Tears is recognizing National Handwriting Day in a number of ways including making many resources available for teachers, occupational therapists and families.

Apache Cassandra® Releases Major Update, Enabling Extensibility for a Cloud Native Future

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Apache Cassandra Project has released 4.1 of Apache® Cassandra™, the open source, highly performant, distributed NoSQL database, charting a path to a more cloud native future and enabling an expanded ecosystem.

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WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Apache Cassandra Project has released 4.1 of Apache® Cassandra™, the open source, highly performant, distributed NoSQL database, charting a path to a more cloud native future and enabling an expanded ecosystem.
Apache Cassandra is an Apache Software Foundation project.
Download Apache Cassandra 4.1 here: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/download.html
“With an incredibly stable core that was delivered in 4.0, the project is now building on that milestone toward a more cloud native future,” said Mick Semb Wever, Apache Cassandra PMC member.
I have many clients who are using Apache Cassandra without doubts about where it's headed or worries about new features.

Learning Without Tears Showcases Assessments to Guide Instruction for Get Set for School®, a Key Component of New Literacy Solution Aligned with NAEYC Standards

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Friday, November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Showcasing as part of its new literacy solution at the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) annual conference, Learning Without Tears' acclaimed Early Childhood curriculum, Get Set for School® (GSS), now includes Assessments to Guide Instruction (AGI), an addition to the complete program that provides greater value and more complete foundational learning. This new assessment tool allows educators to easily assess, track, and remediate student performance over the course of the school year. With AGI, teachers can easily provide updates and suggestions to families, building strong school-to-home connections, an important element of young learners' success.

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"Learning Without Tears has built a powerful literacy solution, based on the success we have had in early childhood education for more than 40 years," said Terry Nealon, CEO of Learning Without Tears.
"Get Set for School is a central component of that literacy expertise and is already being used bythousands of schools across the country for kindergarten-readiness.
Expanding GSS to include Assessments to Guide Instruction increases the impact LWT's literacy solution can have on very young learners.
Get Set for School helps teachers keep students on-track for kindergarten-readiness in a simple way: by expanding early learning possibilities.

Learning Without Tears Announces Breakthrough Reading Program for K-3; Integrated Print/Digital Instruction Model has Equity and Access at its Core

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Monday, June 27, 2022

Typically, assessing a student's phonemic awareness and oral fluency is a highly manual process, requiring educators to sit and listen carefully--often in a loud and bustling classroom--as each student reads out loud. By using SoapBox Labs' voice engine designed intentionally for the unique speech patterns of kids, digital assessments can now accurately listen to a student and return that data back to the teacher. Voice-enabled oral reading assessments ensure that every child gets the personalized instruction and support needed to ensure their literacy success.

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We know that word study and morphology skills are fundamental to all other learning and overall literacy.
Phonics, Reading, and Me incorporates speech recognition technology from SoapBox Labs into the LWT personalized learning environment, providing teachers a more streamlined and accurate assessment of a student's reading skills.
And, with our embedded professional learning, we have made it incredibly easy for teachers to implement the program."
Voice-enabled oral reading assessments ensure that every child gets the personalized instruction and support needed to ensure their literacy success.

Learning Without Tears Showcases Breakthrough Literacy Education Solutions at ASCD National Conference

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Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the upcoming ASCD National Conference, Learning Without Tears will showcase its proven and effective curriculum solutions for early childhood education and literacy development. ASCD, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is holding its 2022 National Conference March 18-21 in Chicago, IL. Themed "Recharge & Reconnect," this sold-out event brings together Learning Without Tears and other education providers with educators and others committed to student success.

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WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the upcoming ASCD National Conference, Learning Without Tears will showcase its proven and effective curriculum solutions for early childhood education and literacy development.
ASCD, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is holding its 2022 National Conference March 18-21 in Chicago, IL.
Themed "Recharge & Reconnect," this sold-out event brings together Learning Without Tears and other education providers with educators and others committed to student success.
We are putting students at the center of all we do and creating highly effective learning solutions."

New Early Literacy Program - A-Z for Mat Man® and Me - Launched by Early Education Leader, Learning Without Tears

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

"A-Z for Mat Man and Me was designed to flexibly fit classroom needs for all students.

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"A-Z for Mat Man and Me was designed to flexibly fit classroom needs for all students.
This new curriculum builds foundational literacy skills for virtually any young learner, including emerging and developing readers, and English language learners.
A beloved classroom presence for decades as part of other LWT foundational learning programs, Mat Man has evolved to reflect the diversity of today's classrooms and early learners.
Learning Without Tears (LWT) is an industry leader in early learning.