Jamestown Education in the News
GLENCOE/McGRAW-HILL ANNOUNCES JAMESTOWN EDUCATION CLASSROOM GIVEAWAY
NEW YORK (September 4, 2007)
– Why do your students need a strong reading intervention program?
If your school or district has a compelling answer to that
question, you may win a free semester of Jamestown
Reading Navigator™ and
$5,000 in Jamestown supplemental print products – the top prizes
in a Glencoe/McGraw-Hill contest announced today. The online
contest runs through Oct. 31.
Six contest winners will be announced Nov. 15, according to
Christopher Barry, marketing manager for Jamestown Education.
In addition to a free semester of Jamestown
Reading Navigator™, winners
of the contest will be able to select $5,000 worth of materials
from Jamestown Education’s supplemental print library.
Jamestown Reading Navigator™ is
a complete reading intervention curriculum with explicit reading
skill instruction for middle school and high school students
reading two or more years below grade level. It includes online
and print resources based on the latest research in adolescent
literacy, documented classroom success and teacher input. The
online component of Jamestown Reading
Navigator™ incorporates
multimedia animation and audio support. To increase reading
fluency, students can even record themselves reading and submit
their best recording to the teacher. The program includes print-based
materials that integrate high-interest content and leveled
selections that are thematically connected to the online program
and include exclusive reading selections from TIME magazine.
The program is receiving strong endorsements from educators
across the country. “I strongly recommend Jamestown
Reading Navigator™ as a reading intervention program
for school districts,” said Judy Prisco, reading teacher and
information systems specialist in Southbridge, Mass. “One of
my students had a reputation for throwing books across the
room and storming out of the classroom. I invited him to join
a Jamestown Reading Navigator™ reading
class. Within weeks, I saw a change in his attitude. In a couple
of months, he apologized for his disrespectful behavior and
said he could not read well previously. He thanked me for sticking
with him and giving him a second chance withJamestown
Reading Navigator™.”
“For over 35 years, Jamestown Education has been a leading
publisher of reading materials for middle school, high school
and adult learners,” said Barry. “Our supplemental products
help students improve their reading skills, comprehension and
fluency through engaging print content at accessible readability
levels. Now, teachers are discovering and falling in love with
a new side of Jamestown Education with our cutting-edge reading
intervention program,Jamestown Reading
Navigator™.”
Educators may enter the Jamestown Education Classroom Giveaway
at www.readingnavigator.com by
completing an entry form, including a brief explanation of
why their classroom, school or district should win. For questions
or more information, please call 1-888-232-6671 or e-mail navigator@mcgraw-hill.com.
