Kurzweil 3000 Version 12 for Windows Honored with 2010 Award of Excellence

NATICK, Mass., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech and Learning recently named Kurzweil 3000™ Version 12 for Windows® one of its 2010 Award of Excellence winners. The Awards of Excellence program recognizes outstanding Ed tech curriculum products that are both the "best of the best" and creative new offerings that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology. All entries are given a rigorous test-drive by qualified educators in several rounds of judging. Products are evaluated based on quality and effectiveness, ease of use, creative use of technology and suitability for use in an educational environment.

"We are delighted that Tech and Learning selected Kurzweil 3000 Version 12 for Windows as one of its 2010 Award of Excellence winners," said Alex Saltonstall, General Manager of Cambium Learning Technologies. "Being recognized with an honor like the 2010 Award of Excellence means that educators recognize that our product meets the needs of our customers and helps them overcome their challenges to achieve success."

Kurzweil 3000 technology provides reading, writing, study skill and test-taking supports that represent the core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Students with the cognitive ability but not the literacy skills to learn and perform at grade-level, including students with learning disabilities and second language learners, can thrive in content-area classes through the use of Kurzweil 3000.

Kurzweil 3000 Version 12 for Windows features expanded writing support including an enhanced writing toolbar that integrates with most process writing models and smoothly transitions learners from pre-writing through their final draft.  It includes many other additional new features and enhancements including:

• Text translation on-the-fly with Google® Translate
• Ability to read MathML through a partnership with Design Science, Inc.
• Expanded eContent support through Internet Explorer®
• Comprehensive set of brainstorm and outline writing templates

To learn more about Kurzweil 3000 Version 12 for Windows visit: www.kurzweiledu.com

To read the Tech and Learning press release visit: www.techlearning.com/section/AwardsofExcellence  

About Cambium Learning Technologies

Cambium Learning Technologies designs and publishes instructional technology for students in general and special education ranging from Pre-K to Adult, including four- industry leading brands: Learning A-Z, ExploreLearning, Kurzweil Educational Systems and IntelliTools. Cambium Learning Technologies is a business unit of Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCD) based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.cambiumtech.com.

About Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

Cambium Learning Group, Inc. operates three business units: Voyager, a comprehensive intervention business; Sopris, a supplemental solutions business; and Cambium Learning Technologies, which includes ExploreLearning, IntelliTools, Kurzweil and Learning A-Z. Through its core divisions, Cambium Learning Group, Inc. provides research-based education solutions for students in Pre-K through 12th grade, including intervention curricula, educational technologies and services primarily focused on serving the needs of the nation's most challenged learners and enabling students to reach their full potential.

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