is a leading designer, developer and marketer
of innovative, technology-based learning products
and related proprietary
content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages
, at
home and in schools, around the world.S. consumer products are
available in six languages
at major retailers in more than 25 countries around
the world.
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S. During the first
phase of the
program, beginning March 1, 2005, individuals purchasing any
LeapPad book can register to donate
one LeapPad book to their child's school
or any designated school in the US. Content for LeapPad
titles is
based on extensive research and direction from the LeapFrog Educational
Advisory Board
, made up of educational experts with extensive educational
research backgrounds. The live television
broadcast will be
sponsored by LeapFrog.
CONTACT:
Liz Einbinder
Shannon Eis
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.caprock align
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Extensive Library
The LeapPad personal learning tool is used in more than 60,000 classrooms
and
by millions of children in their homes in the US. with over 200 interactive books and over 450 skill
cards representing more than 6,000 pages of educational content.
510-596-3497
leinbinder@leapfrog
. Leading Educational Products Vendor Extends Commitment to Lifelong Learning
EMERYVILLE,
Calif.S.phonemic systemizer
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Shannon Eis
Kaplow Communications
212-221-1713
shannone@kaplowpr
. "Our
company is a natural fit with the Spelling Bee as LeapFrog is dedicated to
inspiring the
pursuit of learning and helping to unlock the learning potential
within every child. Scripps Company
in Cincinnati and 264 local
sponsors.schaffer fasttrack
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About LeapFrog
LeapFrog
Enterprises, Inc. The LeapFrog SchoolHouse-curriculum programs are currently in
classrooms across
the U.S.manners bully
Two Ways to Enrich Learning
The Titles for Teachers program features two
complementary initiatives to
make more books available to teachers and their students.systemizer rusting
In addition
, the
company has created more than 35 stand-alone educational products for children
from birth
to 16 years. to noon and from 1:00 p. For instance, LeapFrog's award-winning LeapPad
learning platform
offers more than 60 different LeapPad books that come to
life for the child with a magic pen that
can read and spell the words out
loud. The LeapMat Learning Surface, designed for use in
pre
-kindergarten to second grade classrooms, incorporates touch, sight, and
sound to teach children letter
-name recognition, letter-sound association, and
spelling of three-letter words.refresher schaffer
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LeapFrog Supports
Teachers With 15 Million Dollars Worth of Learning Products
The company was founded in 1995 and
is
based in Emeryville, California. (NYSE: LF), a leading vendor of technology-based learning products
, today
announced it has signed on as a national supporter of the 78th Annual Scripps
National
Spelling Bee, to be held in Washington DC on June 1st and 2nd of this
year.m.holey fasttrack
Titles for Teachers
Program Enriches Student Learning With One Million
Free LeapPad Books
EMERYVILLE, Calif. It's our way of
thanking teachers and helping to set students up for
a great summer of
learning. The first
40,000 teachers who sign up to participate in the Titles
for Teachers program
will receive enough LeapPad books to provide one for each student in their
class
(up to 35 students); a letter for parents with tips and information on
the importance of summer reading;
and coupon books worth $20 for a variety of
LeapFrog learning products. LeapFrog has developed a
family of learning
platforms that come to life with more than 100 interactive software titles,
covering
important subjects such as phonics, reading, writing, math, music,
geography, social studies, spelling
, vocabulary and science. LeapFrog
SchoolHouse(TM) products have won numerous awards from the education
industry,
including the Golden Lamp Award and Distinguished Achievement Award from the
Association
of Educational Publishers, the Award of Excellence from Technology
+ Learning magazine and the Teacher
's Choice Award from Learning magazine.
Another award-winning learning product from LeapFrog is
the iQuest(TM)
Handheld -- a fun way for students to learn core school subjects based on over
260
of the most commonly used textbooks and a great way to practice vocabulary
words with a 75,000-word
Merriam-Webster Dictionary cartridge.systemizer illiteracy
In phase two, set to kick off on March 30,
2005, teachers can
sign up to receive a box of free LeapPad books to deliver
to their students before the summer break
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About LeapFrog
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Our products are used by millions of
children in both
homes and schools to enhance reading, writing, spelling, math, foreign
languages
and other subjects. Kaplow Communications
510-420-5223
212-221-1713
shannone@kaplowpr.reproducible align
For each LeapPad book
purchased in the U. The extensive
LeapPad library includes more than 60
books that teach children a range of fundamental skills including
reading,
math, science, social skills and more. LeapFrog, the maker of the award-winning LeapPad
(R) learning platform
and other educational products, is supporting and participating in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee, the nation's largest and longest-running educational
promotion of its kind
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"We welcome LeapFrog and thank them for their support of the Scripps
National Spelling Bee
," said Paige P. Kimble, director of the Scripps National
Spelling Bee and 1981 national spelling
champion. Both LeapFrog and the Scripps Spelling Bee have engaged a
generation of children with
fun and compelling academic challenges, and so we
look forward to this partnership that will further
promote and excite children
to take learning to the next level.fluency smarter
At that time, Pre-K through 2nd
grade teachers are invited to
register with LeapFrog for a free box of LeapPad books to inspire their
students to keep reading and learning during the summer break.S.bully cbl
Titles include popular kid's
characters
such as SpongeBob Squarepants, Shrek 2, Spiderman and The
Incredibles and are focused on learning
skills for a particular grade level,
subject area, and standards-based curriculum.
For more
information on the Titles for Teachers program, parents and
teachers are encouraged to visit LeapFrog
's web site (http://www. LeapFrog
SchoolHouse(TM) products have won numerous awards from the education
industry,
including the Golden Lamp Award and Distinguished Achievement Award from the
Association
of Educational Publishers, the Award of Excellence from Technology
+ Learning magazine and the Teacher
's Choice Award from Learning magazine.
About The Scripps National Spelling Bee
The
Scripps National Spelling Bee is the nation's largest and longest
running educational promotion.
The competition is administered on a
not-for-profit basis by the E.align bully
LeapPad books are sold
at major retailers such as Walmart, Target and Toys
R Us and wherever LeapPad learning systems are
sold.leapfrog. The LeapFrog SchoolHouse-curriculum programs are currently in
classrooms across the
U.LeapFrog Spells Out Plan to Support 78th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee
Scripps is
organized into the five operating divisions: Scripps Networks,
including the company's growing portfolio
of popular lifestyle television
networks; Scripps Newspapers, including daily and community newspapers
in 19
markets and the Washington-based Scripps Media Center; Scripps Television
Station Group
, including six ABC-affiliated stations, three NBC affiliates,
and one independent; Shop at Home Network
, the company's television retailing
subsidiary; and United Media, a leading licensing and syndication
company that
is the worldwide licensing and syndication home of Peanuts, Dilbert, and about
150
other features and characters.workbooks align
between March 1, 2005 and August 31, 2005, a free
LeapPad book will
be sent to the school of their choice to arrive in the fall
of 2005., LeapFrog Enterprises,
Inc
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Spelling is Key Component of LeapFrog Products
LeapFrog's product portfolio is designed
to assist children in learning
key subjects and core curriculum for pre-kindergarten through eighth
grade. The company was founded in 1995 and is
based in Emeryville, California.W. Virgin Islands,
The Bahamas, American
Samoa, Canada and New Zealand.
About Scripps
The E.reproducible charlene
, Teachers
, students
and schools are set to benefit from a sweeping new $15 million donation
program, Titles
for Teachers, announced today by LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. consumer products are
available in six
languages at major retailers in more than 25 countries around
the world.
"LeapFrog is proud
to be associated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee
to promote a fun and challenging program
that enriches student learning and
celebrates academic achievement," said LeapFrog President Jerry
Perez. The LeapDesk Workstation delivers explicit
instruction in letter recognition, phonics, phonemic
awareness, and word
concepts., and including competitors from Europe,
Guam, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
, the U.reproducible cbl
"LeapFrog strongly supports the
effort to encourage summer and year-round reading and that
is why we are proud
to establish the Titles for Teachers initiative -- making it easy for teachers
to share the excitement of a new book with their students. EDT, Thursday, June 2.
LeapFrog
's new FLY(TM) pentop computer, available this fall, will offer a
special spelling homework program
to allow children to practice their weekly
spelling words from school, or to just play favorite spelling
games such as
hangman and word scramble. LeapFrog's award-winning U.tshirts stockroom
Contact:
Liz Einbinder
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. "LeapFrog is a proven
supporter of key educational
programs and encourages educational achievement
in all they do.schaffer stockroom
Teachers Get Free Books
for Students
For educators, LeapFrog's Titles for Teachers program kicks off on
March 30,
2005.com/summerbooks) for teachers.S.com
Both learning platforms feature the LeapMat(TM
) Learning
Surface, the LeapDesk(TM) Workstation and LeapPad(R) PLT and its accompanying
interactive
books. LeapFrog has developed a family of learning
platforms that come to life with more than 100
interactive software titles,
covering important subjects such as phonics, reading, writing, math
, music,
geography, social studies, spelling, vocabulary and science.com
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(NYSE: LF
), a leading vendor of technology-based educational products.
"Working closely with teachers and
parents, we hear an overwhelming
concern about the potential for 'brain drain' during the summer
months and the
critical link between summer learning and ongoing student achievement,"
explained
Jerry Perez, President of LeapFrog.com) for
consumers and (http://www.
to 3:30 p.m. These personal
learning tools
(PLTs) offered by SchoolHouse include The Literacy Center and Ready, Set,
Leap
(TM)! programs. In addition, the
company has created more than 35 stand-alone educational products
for children
from birth to 16 years.
NOTE: LEAPFROG, LEAPPAD, FLY, READY SET LEAP, LEAP
MAT, LEAP DESK and
IQUEST are trademarks or registered trademarks of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.stockroom schaffer
LeapFrog
's award-winning U.
The championship round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be
broadcast
live, exclusively on ESPN, from 10 a. is a leading designer, developer and marketer
of innovative
, technology-based learning products and related proprietary
content, dedicated to making learning
effective and engaging for all ages, at
home and in schools, around the world.W.caprock phonemic
Designed to bring
a
multisensory approach to learning, the LeapPad personal learning tool enables
students to learn
by seeing, touching and hearing -- appealing to the way
children naturally learn.
NOTE:
LEAPFROG and LEAPPAD are trademarks or registered trademarks of
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.m.
Additionally, LeapFrog's SchoolHouse division offers award-winning
assessment and curriculum content
developed with innovative technology to
excite children about learning at a young age. All of the
company's media businesses provide content and
advertising services via the Internet.fasttrack holey
S. Purchasers
simply complete an online form and then send it in with
their receipt and a copy of the UPC label
located on the back of the book to
LeapFrog by September 7, 2005. The teachers will receive their
boxes in time to
distribute the books and educational materials before the end of the school
year
. The MSRP for LeapPad
titles is $14. LeapPad PLTs and their accompanying interactive books help
students
increase their vocabulary, sound out unknown words, and provide unlimited
reading and
spelling practice. with over 200 interactive books and over 450 skill
cards representing more than
6,000 pages of educational content.contextual caprock
The
company, known for its award-winning learning products including
the
LeapPad(R) personal learning tool, works closely with educators to supplement
and enrich classroom
curriculum content with interactive learning tools used
in more than 60,000 classrooms across the
U."
Consumers Contribute Books for Schools
Parents, grandparents and the community
can participate in the Titles for
Teachers program to support their local schools.
Based on input
from its educational advisory board, many of the LeapFrog
products include a strong focus on the
development and mastery of fundamental
spelling and vocabulary skills. The National Spelling Bee
will be held in Washington DC, featuring
top spellers from across the U.S. Scripps Company is a diverse
media concern with interests in
national lifestyle television networks, newspaper publishing, broadcast
television, television retailing, interactive media, and licensing and
syndication.k12 contextual
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