DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Vmath(R), the math intervention program designed by Voyager Expanded Learning(R) has been chosen as a Best in Tech product for 2008-2009 in the Supplemental Math category by Scholastic Administrator magazine. Vmath is a systematic math intervention for third- through eighth-grade students and includes VmathLive(R), a web-based technology component that allows students to practice their math skills outside of the school day.
"Every product chosen as the Best in Tech has been hand-picked and carefully evaluated by our expert administrator-reviewers," says Michele Robinson, group publisher for Scholastic Professional Media.
Vmath delivers 30 to 40 minutes of daily, targeted intervention via eight modules, each covering essential concepts and skills within a mathematical topic. Vmath also provides a variety of assessments designed to provide teachers with the critical data they need concerning student performance. VmathLive is a web-based technology that extends the school day. Students are engaged and motivated to improve their math proficiency by practicing their math skills, preparing for high-stakes tests and playing in real-time competitions of speed and skill. VmathLive provides built-in error analysis and correction opportunities, animated demonstrations of essential math concepts and instant access to online reports to give teachers the ability to track student progress.
The Best in Tech Award Winners from the 2008-2009 school year will be recognized at a formal awards ceremony during the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference in Washington D.C.
About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional development programs, for school districts throughout the United States. Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to more than 1000 school districts in cities such as Miami, Richmond, New York and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyager Learning Company and is based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit http://www.voyagerlearning.com/ or call 1-888-399-1995.
