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EnableMart.com Donates To The Utah Special Olympics

EnableMart lives up to its name by enabling the Utah community. EnableMart proudly announced their continued support for the Special Needs community today by donating more the $13,000 of assistive technology items to the Special Olympics of Utah.

EnableMart has been an industry leader in assistive technologies for more than 10 years and has made many notable donations over the years. Earlier this year, the Kids Wish Network officially presented EnableMart with the title of "Guardian Angel" for helping to fulfill the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses.

Today, the EnableMart team stands by their mission to change the lives of individuals with disabilities and are showing they are more committed than ever to eliminating barriers and paving the way to independent living. The products donated by EnableMart will be distributed to the following organizations for use in teaching life skills and providing job skills training:

• TURN Community Services, Bountiful, Utah, provides support for people with disabilities Work Activity Center, Inc., West Valley City, Utah, helps people with disabilities become more active and independent members of the community
• Hartvigsen, Granite School District, Salt Lake City, Utah, teaching students from first grade to 22 years old, using computers, augmentative devices, and other technology to enable students to control and interact with their environment
• Unitah High School, Special Education, Vernal, Utah, helping students prepare themselves for success in a changing world
• Con Amore School, Myton, Utah, serves grades PK-12 special needs students in the Duchesne School District

EnableMart is excited to encourage community outreach and is pleased to support progressive technologies designed to accommodate and meet the needs of every individual.

Fall 2009 Best Software for Reading Competency at EnableMart

EnableMart provides a variety of software packages for teaching students to read and helping them explore language through engaging games and visual learning. Our top picks for teaching your students through fun software are: 

Earobics - Earobics is based on over 2 decades of research into the best ways to develop phonological skills - the skills needed to recognize and repeat sounds for spelling and reading. Earobics includes engaging interactive games to keep students interested and motivated. Earobics is especially helpful for ESL students who are learning the language with a different phonological background. These popular programs come in 3 versions: Step 1 is for students from 4 - 7 years old, Step 2 is the next level for student from 7 - 10 years old. There is also an Adults & Adolescents version for older students. 

Edmark Reading Program - The perennial favorite Edmark is one of our best-sellers. Edmark provides a robust program for teaching word recognition, definition, and pronunciation with its interactive software. Edmark comes with a variety of lessons to keep students' attention, a teacher's guide, and flash cards for additional practice. Choose from Level 1 for basic learners and Level 2 for advanced learning including compound words. Engagement and retention is high for lessons learned with the Edmark Reading Program and that makes it an EnableMart top pick for Fall 2009. 

ClaroRead Plus - ClaroRead Plus is a truly unique program that supports reading and writing like no other software available. ClaroRead is a toolbar that you use with any other program on your computer. Students who need reading support can highlight specific parts of a text to have it read back to them. ClaroRead helps students become better readers by helping them become better writers. As a student types into a word processor (such as Microsoft Word), Claro reads the text back, highlights homophones for correction (words that sound the same but with different spellings), and suggests words as you type. ClaroRead Plus turns PDF documents into Word format so they can be read aloud for your students. Claro also comes in a Premium version which comes with the software on a USB drive so students can use it at different computers at school and at home throughout the day. 

Read & Write Gold - Similar to Claro, Read & Write Gold is a toolbar that can be used in conjunction with other software such as Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer. Users can select any part of the screen to be read aloud to them or translated to another language. Read & Write Gold has a screen masking features that allows you to block out certain parts of your screen, making it easier to focus on the specific area where you are working. An integrated dictionary will read back a basic or advanced definition of the word and use it in a sentence. Students can also turn any text into an audio mp3, WMV, or WAV file for listening later. This feature is especially helpful for students who need a text read aloud to them as they read for greater comprehension. 

Laureate July Special: 50% Off Tiger's Tale

This engaging program stimulates language production by encouraging students to "talk" for a tiger who has lost his voice. Preschool and elementary school children alike will delight in recording their voices to create their very own movies.

Tiger's Tale will: 

• Encourage language production
• Promote oral communication 
• Develop narrative and discourse abilities  

EnableMart is proud to extend Laureate's discount of 50% off Tiger's Tale through the month of July.