Carson-Dellosa Introduces Free Mobile Apps and Online Companion to Award-Winning Summer Bridge Activities™ Workbooks

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Most students lose ground academically when school is out of session. In fact, students, on average, lose two months of grade level equivalency skills during the summer months. To combat summer learning loss, Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC, a leading U.S. educational publishing company, has introduced three free mobile apps and the Summer Bridge Online Companion, an interactive tool to complement the award-winning, teacher recommended Summer Bridge Activities™ workbooks.

"Carson-Dellosa is dedicated to providing teachers, parents, and students with the tools they need to extend learning beyond the classroom and enrich the summer learning experience," said Judy Harris, CEO of Carson-Dellosa Publishing. "Summer learning loss has gained national attention over the last several years, but it is something we have been committed to for over a decade."

President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have underscored the importance of summer as a time to provide students with rich learning opportunities and 21st century skills so they do not lose ground academically. Additionally, Michelle Obama's "Let's Read, Let's Move Campaign" has gained significant momentum as we approach summer break.

"Carson-Dellosa recognizes the importance of summer learning loss as well as engaging children in new ways by combining developmentally-appropriate content with new media," said Harris.  "We are excited about the new Summer Bridge Activities™ Online Companion and mobile apps.  This innovative way to deliver sound content greatly enhances our award-winning books which have long been trusted by parents and teachers."

Compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, the mobile apps are designed for children 4 and up to practice math, spelling, and number and word recognition skills with fun, fast-paced games:

• Cosmic Quest - challenges children to build strong basic math skills and sight word recognition
• Fun Run - helps children strengthen number sense and word recognition
• Rally Race - reinforces basic math facts and sight words

The Summer Bridge Activities™ Online Companion builds on Carson-Dellosa's Summer Bridge Activities™, a workbook series consisting of daily activities in reading, writing, mathematics, language arts, science, social studies and geography for grades Pre-K through 8, and features activities that correspond with the skill sets offered in Carson's each individual workbook through grade 5.

Also newly available are Summer Bridge Activities™ Cards. Written and created by teachers, each set of colorful cards provides hundreds of hours of learning fun in the form of puzzles, jokes, fun facts and brain teasers, and are great for use at-home or on-the-go.

The workbooks have a suggested retail price of $14.95 and include the free Online Companion for grades Pre-K through 5.  They and can be purchased at major book sellers, teacher supply stores, office supply stores, and www.carsondellosa.com. The Activity Cards have an SRP of $8.95.

To learn more about Carson-Dellosa, visit Facebook.com/CarsonDellosa, Twitter.com/CDPub, or YouTube.com/ CarsonDellosaPub.

About Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC

Carson-Dellosa is a leading creator and publisher of innovative and award-winning Pre-K through Grade 8 educational media. We have been making learning fun for 35 years.  We provide teachers and parents from around the world with innovative solutions for their 21st century students. Our books, decoratives, games and manipulatives brighten the classroom, inspire students and are the leading choice of teachers and parents. The company's respected brands include: American Education Publishing, Spectrum, Summer Bridge Activities, Frank Schaffer, Brighter Child, Key Education, Judy Instructo, Mark Twain, and High Reach Learning.  Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC www.carsondellosa.com.

SOURCE Carson-Dellosa Publishing