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Social Skill Builder's series includes five CD-ROMs and is designed for
speech and occupational therapists, educators, counselors, psychologists, and
parents.

Davis also publishes slides and digital images
to make any classroom feel like a museum .

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The direct access
bill, SB 2677, was sponsored by Senator Patrick Nunnelee and signed into
law last night by Governor Haley Barbour. "Programs like School Rules! are more effective because they
imitate real life situations where teens interact with peers.

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"This bill removes barriers for Mississippians who need access to physical
therapy services," said Senator Patrick Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo.J.
-- Jianping Xu, CTO of Jersey Cow, and Maura Carey, Jersey Cow's lead
interactive designer , will provide the technical and technology-based
instructional foundations.

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Mississippi 's new direct access law will improve access
and patient choice while maintaining quality and safety ."

MPTA is a non-profit professional association representing 473 physical
therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapist/physical
therapist assistant students.
Non-technology based training methods do help kids with ASD to some extent,
but our clients' needs required that we take our approach to the next level,"
said Laurie Jacobs, a practicing speech pathologist and co-founder of Social
Skill Builder. For more information, please visit http://www. Its catalog
showcases resources for teachers in every imaginable format, from textbooks
and prints to videos and DVDs.

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"A mandated referral causes
delays, and at times denies patients access to cost-effective physical
therapy services."
A 2004 Virginia Public Schools study proved that Social Skill Builder
software dramatically increased children with ASD's socialization, daily
living skills , and communication.A. For more information, visit
http://www.

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ASD, which is usually diagnosed during early childhood, represents a group
of developmental disabilities that includes Autism, Pervasive Developmental
Disorder, and Aspergers Syndrome.

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Patients in Mississippi in need of physical
therapist services can now go directly to their physical therapists without
having to wait to receive a referral from a physician first.S. The camp also provides professional development
presentations that concentrate on helping teachers understand and teach
innovative skills so they can apply the principles gained within the camp in
their classroom lessons. Combining a deep understanding of interactive gaming and learning
with industry best practices for software engineering, Jersey Cow works both
domestically and internationally with clients ranging from educational
publishers to entertainment media companies.

DAVIS PUBLICATIONS
Since 1901, Davis has been dedicated to helping art teachers bring the
visual arts to life for their students.

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"This bill improves patient access to
physical therapy and creates additional opportunities for physical
therapists to help improve the physical fitness and wellness of all
Mississippians. The US National Institute of Health
estimates that one American child in 250 is affected with ASD, compared with
one in 10,000 a decade ago.
Unlike their peers, children with ASD do not acquire basic social skills,
such as sharing conversation and maintaining eye contact, through general
experience and observation. "The software 's interactive video sequences provide opportunities to
pause, replay, and discuss information so teens can understand the scenarios
and carry learning into everyday life," said Austin-based public school speech
therapist Karen Vinson., Jersey Cow(R) Software and
Davis Publications will lead the second Global Knowledge Exchange (GKE)
Innovation Camp in Beijing and Guangzhou, China, in January 2006.

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Mississippi
is the 40th state to sign into law "direct access" legislation that
eliminates , under certain conditions, the physician referral requirement
for patients needing to see their physical therapist.

The American Physical Therapy Association is a national professional
organization representing more than 65,000 members. Speech pathologists' interactive software programs teach critical social
skills to adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

LEESBURG, Va.

S. CCC-SLP and Laurie
Jacobs M."

JERSEY COW SOFTWARE
Jersey Cow(R) Software is an interactive learning consulting company that
designs and implements learning environments, web communities and CD-ROM based
products.

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This inadequacy often results in anxiety,
depression, social avoidance , academic difficulties, and problematic peer
interactions. This is the day you, I,
and all the people in this cross-Pacific community are looking forward to. The company was founded in 1983
and is headquartered in Franklin Park, N.

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socialskillbuilder. The GKE
Innovation Camp is sponsored by the elite Peking University's Allied
Elementary School (AESPU) in conjunction with The Guangzhou Children's Palace
and Guangzhou Children's Museum.

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"The lessons hit home, and kids can have fun with
them in a safe, non-threatening environment. Similar pilots will be conducted in inner-
city schools in the United States throughout the winter and spring.

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CCC-SLP in 1999, Social Skill Builder provides interactive
software tools for teaching social skills to children affected by Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other language/learning difficulties.
Jersey Cow Software, a leading international developer of interactive
learning applications, and Davis Publications, the leading U. The team also will conduct presentations in both
Beijing and Guangzhou on the theoretical side of project -based learning and
the role of play and gaming in a modern innovative technology-assisted
learning curriculum. This will
definitely pave the way for future GKE movement in China.

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Following the first camp in 2005, Richard Xiang of GKE Beijing II and
organizer of the China aspects of the camps said: "I am sure the innovation
'seeds' we have planted in the minds of teachers and students will grow, and
the movement here will one day see its breakthrough.

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and China that will continue throughout 2006 to
lay the foundation for long-term international learning collaborations .
-- Jersey Cow Software President Robert Wickenden and his 14-year-old son,
Robert Wickenden, a GKE intern and facilitator in past innovation
camps and seminars.com or phone 732-422-0101.

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ABOUT SOCIAL SKILL BUILDER
Founded by speech pathologists Jennifer Jacobs M.

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In
addition, the legislation allows physical therapists to provide services to
treat children who have a diagnosed developmental disability, as part of a
home health care agency, and also to patients in skilled nursing facilities
all pursuant to the patient's plan of care.

"This is a great day for physical therapists in Mississippi and the
patients we serve," said David Harrington , PT, president of the Mississippi
Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). The program teaches acceptable behavior and
appropriate social interaction to adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD ) and other learning difficulties, assisting with structured activities
related to the classroom, group work, and physical education, and unstructured
scenarios in places like the hallway and the locker room. art textbook
publisher, along with AESPU and the Children's Palace and Children's Museum of
Guangzhou, are coordinating with world-renowned museums in both countries to
make the GKE Innovation Camp possible. magazine in art education,
and Bill Walkup, art specialist and regular presenter at state and
national art education association conferences. On-going
collaborative exchanges of art shows and digital exhibitions will be
established between schools in China and the United States through Jersey Cow
and Davis Publications.jerseycow. For more information, visit
http: //www.

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"Adolescence is one of the most difficult times to teach social
communication due to the subtle social cues associated with this life stage.

Jersey Cow Software and Davis Publications to Lead Second International Global Knowledge Exchange Innovation Camp in China

The camp enables students and teachers
from Beijing and Guangzhou to participate in international collaborative
learning workshops that foster innovative thinking and problem-solving within
a creative environment.S.J.

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"The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applauds Mississippi
physical therapists for their vigilance in pursuing legislation that
provides patients with direct access to physical therapy services," said
APTA President Ben F Massey, Jr, PT, MA.

The results of a national study will be
released later this year.

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art educators, Nancy Walkup, educator, author and editor
of SchoolArts magazine, the leading U.com .

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MPTA provides information on health care for
consumers and services to its members. The
programs, which include the CD-ROMs The Birthday Party, My School Day, My
Community, and School Rules!, instruct children on the "rules" of social
communication and address everything from appropriate social touch and body
space and speech volume to appropriate classroom behavior and lunchtime
interaction.
The good news is, this 2005 Innovation Summer Camp was to the full
satisfaction of the teachers, the students and the principals.

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, Social Skill Builder, a company
that creates educational software to help developmentally-challenged children
acquire social skills, today announced the availability of the new CD-ROMs
School Rules! Volumes 1 + 2.com. The camp is part of a pilot project
involving schools in the U.S.

Key facilitators in the workshops include:
-- Leading U.

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Its goal is to foster
advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

New Technology Eases Social Impact of Developmental Disorders

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PRESS RELEASE Mississippi Becomes 40th State to Pass Legislation Allowing Direct Access to Physical Therapy Services

SB 2677 provides direct access for patients seeking fitness and wellness
care, injury prevention, or who have a previously diagnosed condition.


Hands-on, project-based learning activities from an innovative Davis
Publications curriculum have been adapted, localized and translated for use in
both China and the United States. Davis's magazine, SchoolArts offers
monthly ideas and inspiration from September through May.

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