News-2-You Named 2015 REVERE Award Finalist
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 20, 2015 -- n2y® is pleased to announce that News-2-You was selected as a REVERE Awards finalist in the Classroom competition, Supplemental Resources category, Resources for Learners with Special Educational Needs subcategory. News-2-You was designed to address the problem that many special education students have: lack of new information to drive communication skills. Most news--whether derived from TV, radio or casual conversation-- requires prior knowledge and the ability to generalize. Many special education students do not have these skills and miss out on this important information. News-2-You provides current and breaking news in a concise and simple language format that our students can understand. News-2-You was started by an SLP in the public school setting. The product was so successful in exciting and motivating students that it became an Internet commercial product in 1997 and has grown larger each year.
The REVERE (Recognizing Valuable Educational Resources) Awards recognize creative resources that engage 21st century teachers and learners. Produced by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) PreK-12 Learning Group, the awards are the only of their kind to recognize learning resources in all media, for all ages, and covering a wide array of educational subject areas and learning environments.
• "News-2-You provides access to current events for the special education population by using simplified language and visual supports. The reader-friendly topic stories spur learning and encourage conversations. We are honored to be recognized as a finalist for the Classroom competition for Learners with Special Educational Needs as our company strives to inform and include all learners."
“n2y’s goal has and will always be to enrich and better the lives of individuals with special needs through educational engagement.”
REVERE Award finalists were chosen by evaluation of quality content and design, audience engagement and appropriateness, usability and originality and effectiveness, along with comments and recommendations given by judges. More than 100 evaluators in the education and publishing industries judged the applications. Winners will be announced during the REVERE Awards Gala on June 3 in Washington, DC.
Follow or join the conversation about the REVERE Awards on Twitter using @REVEREAwards.
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About n2y
n2y® is a cloud-based special education publishing company based in Huron, Ohio. n2y’s suite of special education products includes news-2-you, a weekly current events newspaper, Unique Learning System, a standards-based curriculum, as well as SymbolStix, a dynamic symbol set. For additional information on n2y and its products, please visit http://www.n2y.com, e‐mail info(at)n2y(dot)com or call (800) 697‐6575.
About AAP
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the voice of the US book and journal publishing industry. AAP represents the industry’s priorities on policy, legislative and regulatory issues regionally, nationally and worldwide. These include the protection of intellectual property rights and worldwide copyright enforcement, digital and new technology issues, funding for education and libraries, tax and trade, censorship and literacy. Our four hundred member companies represent major commercial, educational and professional companies as well as independents, non-profits, university presses and scholarly societies.
Find us online at http://www.publishers.org or on twitter at @AmericanPublish.
Don Polyak, n2y, http://www.n2y.com, +1 330-655-5522, [email protected]
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