Educate Online’s Individualized Intervention Proves Successful

Jan. 29, 2009 - PRLog -- Media Contact
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Educate Online’s Individualized Intervention Proves Successful
Educate Online’s solution addresses the rigorous demands of meeting and maintaining adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements with proven intervention practices.

Baltimore, Md. – Jan. 22, 2009 – Educate Online, the leading provider of online educational intervention programs, today announced findings that show the Educate Online program used for direct one-on-one intervention for both SES and direct in-school programs results in successful academic gains in students who complete the program.  In a recent study in South Dakota, the students who received intervention services from Educate Online during the 2007-2008 school year saw average gains of 18 points on the South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP).

“Our goal as educators is to provide an enriching and safe environment in which our students can learn.  The bar is set high. The challenge is that not all of our students learn at the same pace or by being taught with universal teaching techniques,” says Dr. Sylvia J. Street, director, Region Three Educational Service Agency (South Dakota).  “What the Educate Online solution brings to us is a technological resource that is engaging and delivers individualized support for each student, yet it does not take the teacher out of learning, and most important, it helps to raise STEP scores.”

In the 2007-2008 school year 78% of students across the U.S. who completed the Educate Online intervention program realized grade equivalency gains of a full year or better.  The key differentiator between Educate Online and other intervention solutions is the patented technology and methodology that are the foundations of the solution, along with the ability to treat each student as an individual, and work directly with each of them on a one-on-one basis throughout the program.  With the many demands placed on schools today in regard to logistics and funding, a scalable and flexible solution that works with teachers as an extension of the classroom is imperative.  From assessment and individualized learning plans to one-on-one instruction and tracking and reporting, students and schools realize impressive gains.  





The program consists of the following:      
   Online assessment to identify learning gaps;
   Development of an individualized learning plan based on the student’s specific skill gaps or goals, aligned to state and national standards;
   Lessons delivered online, with a live, U.S. state-certified instructor;
   Ongoing monitoring of student progress by an Educate Online “prescription monitor”; and
   Post-assessment test to measure actual grade-level gains.

“The Educate Online solution is a precise, fully customizable program, targeted to each individual child’s skill gaps,” says James Hermens, chief executive officer at Educate Online.  “With our diagnostic, prescriptive approach, studies have proven students master an average of 12 new skills and gain an average of one grade level after completing a 26-hour program.  Our goal is to take our technology and partner with schools across the nation to help them achieve and maintain AYP status with high quality, affordable and proven solution.”  

About Educate Online
Educate Online is the leading provider of online intervention educational instruction.  We further increase student achievement by treating each child as an individual – delivering high-quality, live, online instruction.  Having worked with more than 50,000 students in more than 1.4 million sessions, Educate Online has developed a highly interactive and engaging solution that is aligned to state standards and has proven academic gains for students.  One of the largest Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers, Educate Online is also used in classrooms and as part of after-school programs across the nation. For more information on Educate Online go to www.educate-online.com.

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