This Back to School Season, Franklin Electronic Publishers Gives Students the Tools They Need to Get Ahead

As Americas scholastic test scores decline, new technology tools can help give students the edge they need in order to succeed in the classroom. With a full line of electronic handheld devices guaranteed to help improve students grades, Franklin Electronic Publishers has created a suite of products aimed at turning this downward educational spiral into an upward trend in academic progress.

BURLINGTON, New Jersey (PRWEB) August 28, 2003 --- As Americas scholastic test scores decline, new technology tools can help give students the edge they need in order to succeed in the classroom. With a full line of electronic handheld devices guaranteed to help improve students grades, Franklin Electronic Publishers has created a suite of products aimed at turning this downward educational spiral into an upward trend in academic progress.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nations report card," American children are less equipped today for scholastic achievement than they were just four years ago. Less than a third of eighth-graders (33 percent) have the ability to understand and analyze challenging material. Furthermore, only 36 percent of high-school seniors were deemed proficient, down from 40 percent in 1998.

Franklins Better Grades or Your Money Back" guarantee ensures parents that their childs grades will improve using a Franklin electronic device; if not, parents can simply return the product directly to Franklin for a full refund of the original purchase price (not including shipping and handling). The Better Grades" program reflects Franklins confidence in the value of its products in helping students achieve full potential. Details can be found at www.franklin.com/bettergrades or by calling 1-800-BOOKMAN.

Franklin products guaranteed to bring Better Grades this Back-to-School season include:

Electronic Speaking Version of Merriam Websters Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (Model: SCD-1870) - New for 2003, this handheld delivers all of the famous dictionarys print content and more -- including an advanced thesaurus, grammar and pronunciation guides, and learning exercises. The product contains all of the more than 200,000 words and definitions from the newest version of the Collegiate dictionary, more than 40,000 usage examples (the most in any handheld dictionary), a complete thesaurus offering 500,000 synonyms, and a comprehensive grammar guide.

Speaking Homework Wiz (Model: KID-240) - For younger children, Franklins Speaking Homework Wiz is designed to help children ages 6 to 11 learn how to spell, write, and understand words. The product contains over 40,000 simple, brief definitions, and includes an arithmetic tutor and a calculator. Further, the Homework Wizs printing and cursive handwriting animation feature demonstrates how to handwrite any letter combination.

Spelling Ace® with Thesaurus (Model: SA-206)-- -This American English spelling corrector with thesaurus offers phonetic spell correction for over 110,000 words, over 500,000 synonyms and antonyms, along with a calculator, games, and phone-list databank which can store up to 100 names and numbers.

ATTENTION EDITORS - Broadcast quality B-roll, print-ready artwork, and trial products are available upon request. Please contact Jim Angstadt at 215--867--8600 x262 or at rkelman@garfieldgroup.com for more information.

Franklin Electronic Publishers is the worldwide leader in handheld information, having sold more than 29,000,000 electronic books. Franklins products are available nationwide at retail channels such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, Radio Shack and other national and regional retail outlets.

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