Reading Plus®, the premier web-based silent reading intervention, today was awarded a 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award (DAA) in the category of Professional Development-Differentiated Instruction for grades 9-12. The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) presented the DAA at its annual awards banquet held in Washington, DC, a black-tie gala attended by more than 200 educational publishing industry professionals.

For more than 40 years, AEP Awards have recognized outstanding resources for teaching and learning. According to the association, “DAAs recognize the year's top educational products in four categories: Curriculum, Periodicals, Professional Development, and Technology & New Media.”

The AEP states that winners in the Differentiated Instruction category are, “products that are designed to take into account students’ varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning, and interests. They provide a model or process to aid in teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class.”

Reading Plus® CEO Mark Taylor accepted the award, stating, “We were pleased when we learned that Reading Plus® was a DAA finalist for grades 6-8, grades 9-12, and adults in the Differentiated Instruction category. Reading Plus® is proven effective at helping a wide range of struggling secondary and post-secondary students to achieve silent reading proficiency. Receiving this DAA is an honor and privilege for our company.”

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.

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