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Corporation, EdGate, Pearson Learning Group, Questia Media Inc. Gulf -Based Firms and Small Businesses Spearhead Progress

JACKSON, Miss.

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The 2005 three-day conference will focus on linking reading
assessment and instruction across the curriculum and grade levels. Cizek, professor of
educational measurement and evaluation, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; Roland Good, associate professor, University of
Oregon; Lou Fabrizio, director of accountability services, North
Carolina Department of Education; Elfrieda Hiebert, visiting research
professor, University of California-Berkeley; Angela Shelf Medearis,
award-winning author; Quality Quinn, author and international literacy
consultant; Ann Schulte, psychologist and professor, North Carolina
State University; Timothy Shanahan, professor of urban education,
University of Illinois at Chicago; A.

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Featured speakers include Gregory J. Interested education companies should
contact Trilby Berger at 1-888-LEXILES, ext.

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Leading Education Companies Sponsor 2005 Lexile National Reading Conference; Early Bird Registration Extended Until May 31

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The conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and
Convention Center in Research Triangle Park. As
the most widely adopted reading measure in use today, Lexiles are part
of reading and testing programs at district, state and federal levels. (BNI)
under contract to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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provider of services to the U.

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"We are excited that these great companies are participating in
this exciting gathering of educators from around the country who are
committed to helping students build literacy skills," said Malbert
Smith III, Ph.; and Gary Williamson, senior
research associate, MetaMetrics Inc.com.

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As the most
widely adopted reading measure in use today , Lexiles provide a common
scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty, allowing easy
monitoring of student progress and ensuring reading comprehension.S.

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"It is a real
opportunity to learn more about the challenges they face, their
strategies for overcoming them and the ways that education companies
can support their efforts. In
addition to presentations from leaders in the reading and assessment
world, the conference agenda will include panel discussions and
presentations by practitioners on using Lexiles in the classroom.

MetaMetrics, Lexile, the Lexile symbol and, Lexile Framework are
trademarks or U. registered trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc. government.

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, More than 80,000 Mississippi
residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina are now living in emergency housing
units installed and readied for occupancy by Bechtel National, Inc.

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Scholastic Book Fairs are among the first education companies to
partner with MetaMetrics Inc.
Scholastic, EdGate, Pearson Learning Group, Questia and Scholastic
Book Fairs will be featured in the conference exhibits, focusing on
reading and assessment products. Regular registration rates are $449 per person or $419 each
for three or more educators from the same school district. For more information, visit http://www.

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Early bird registration is $369 per person
or $339 each for three or more educators from the same school
district.

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"Although we have now
housed more than the combined populations of Biloxi and Pascagoula, we are
working hard to assist those still in need.S.

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Special conference room
rates are available.Lexile. To date, 63
percent of Bechtel's subcontracts and purchase orders have been awarded to
firms in the Gulf region.

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has been extended through
May 31. Jackson Stenner, chairman and
chief executive officer, MetaMetrics Inc."
Bechtel's work for FEMA's disaster relief program has employed more than
2,000 people, mostly from Mississippi and other Gulf states.

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Sponsorship packages for the 2005 Lexile National Reading
Conference are still available.
"This is a significant accomplishment on behalf of the people of
Mississippi," said Paul Divjak, BNI's program manager.

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Reading Conference: "Differentiating Instruction in a Standards -Based
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Bechtel Efforts House 80 000 Hurricane Victims in Mississippi

BNI is part of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corporation, one of
the world's premier engineering, construction , and project management
companies.

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" Deeply discounted early bird registration for the August 8-10
conference in Research Triangle Park, N.D. Lexile measures give teachers and parents
the confidence to choose materials that will improve student reading
skills across the curriculum and at home., after 15 years of research
funded by the National Institutes of Health. BNI specializes in large ,
complex projects in such areas as defense, space, energy, security, and the
environment.

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Early Bird Registration Extended

To ensure that as many educators as possible can attend the 2005
Lexile National Conference on Reading, early bird registration has
been extended until May 31.
To register or for more information, visit
www.com/conference2005

About The Lexile Framework for Reading

The Lexile Framework for Reading (www.
The Lexile Framework was developed by MetaMetrics, an independent
education company based in Durham, N.

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Based in Frederick, Maryland, Bechtel National, Inc.

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(C) 2005 MetaMetrics Inc.

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All five companies participated in the successful 2004 inaugural
conference and use Lexile measures with their products .com) provides a
common scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty, allowing
easy monitoring of progress. Tens of thousands of books
and tens of millions of articles have Lexile measures, and all major
standardized tests can report student reading scores in Lexiles. The
names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners. Over 80 percent of all Bechtel subcontracts have
been awarded to small businesses.

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