The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) today announced that Reading Plus® is a finalist for a prestigious 2010 Golden Lamp Award in the Curriculum category. Golden Lamp Awards are one of the educational resource industry’s top honors.

For more than 40 years, AEP Awards have recognized outstanding resources for teaching and learning. According to the association, the 2010 Golden Lamp Awards recognize “the best overall tools for teaching and learning in the four entry categories. Golden Lamp finalists and winners are defined by their superior use of content, design, and fulfillment of the product's educational mission. Four finalists are chosen in each entry category, representing 16 of the year's most elite educational products. AEP Awards are the standard for quality, professional educational products and excellence in education marketing.”

Mark Taylor, chief executive officer of Taylor Associates, producers of Reading Plus®, said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be named a finalist for a 2010 Golden Lamp Award. It is an honor and privilege to be recognized by AEP, a leader in the educational publishing industry.”

Reading Plus® is a web-based reading intervention system that uses innovative technology to provide individualized scaffolded silent reading practice for students in primary and secondary schools as well as at the post-secondary level. The Reading Plus® system, designed in alignment with current reading research, develops and improves reading proficiency by providing extensive engagement in high-success, differentiated reading activities.

The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is a nonprofit organization that serves and advances the industry of supplemental educational publishing. The membership of AEP represents the breadth of educational content developers delivering progressive educational products and services in both print and electronic formats to today’s schools and colleges. Golden Lamp winners will be announced at the annual AEP Awards Banquet in June.

To learn more about Reading Plus® and Taylor Associates visit www.readingplus.com.
Information about AEP and Golden Lamp Awards is available at www.aepweb.org.