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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FROM THE SOCIAL EXPRESS®

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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FROM THE SOCIAL EXPRESS®

LAUSD educators to use the award-winning interactive program to help students with social learning challenges

Encinitas, Calif. – Sept. 9, 2013 – The Social Express, a web-based program for students struggling with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and other social learning challenges, has been selected by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to support social and emotional learning in classrooms across the district.  With more than 650,000 K-12 students in nearly 1,000 facilities district-wide, LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation.

Incorporating cognitive behavioral research and evidence-based social learning practices, the lessons in The Social Express use “Hollywood quality” animation to model the social skills integral to relationship building as well as career and life success.   The animated webisodes target 14 different skills and multi-tiered user levels, and are supported by quizzes, worksheets, and offline activities.  In addition, students have access to a private social network, The Clubhouse, which serves as an extension of the lessons where students can practice their skills and make friends in a safe environment.

“The Social Express offers a comprehensive curriculum and guide containing the very foundations of social and emotional skills that we are required to teach,” said Amy Nguyen, special education specialist for LAUSD.  “It is easy for teachers to use, and fun for the students.”

Through a robust student management system called “Central Station,” The Social Express allows teachers and professionals to manage individual student and group use of the program, track usage and progress, run reports, and even export data for IEP reporting compliance.  Activities in The Social Express adhere to the California State Board of Education Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards.

“Research shows quite clearly that children with social learning challenges have a much harder time succeeding at school and in the workplace.  Despite this, the unfortunate reality is that far too few schools provide support in this area,” said Marc Zimmerman, founder and CEO of The Social Express.   “We applaud LAUSD officials for acknowledging the need to provide social skills instruction to its challenged learners and helping them develop the skills necessary for life-long success.”

About The Social Express

Launched in 2011, The Social Express is an interactive program that supports social and emotional learning for students struggling with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), ADHD, and other social learning challenges.  Available to schools, professionals, and parents, the award-winning online program teaches users how to think about and manage social situations, helping them to develop meaningful social relationships and succeed in life.

For more information visit http://www.TheSocialExpress.com

Media contact:

Leslie Eicher, APR

314-965-1776

Leslie@EicherCommunications.com

 

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Autism Education Company Presents at ASHA 2012 Convention November 15-17

 

 

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San Diego, CA—(PRWeb) November 15, 2012—Speech-language pathologists and professionals attending the 2012 ASHA Convention, who are looking for interactive social skills education for autism, will want to visit The Social Express™ in Booth 408. 

The Social Express is a peer-reviewed program that recently won the coveted Software Information and Industry Association (SIIA) Innovation Incubator Award in Tech Ed.  The program provides social skills education for children on the autism spectrum and has been featured on news programs in major markets as well as growing coverage on the web.

 

Jon Cornick ,President, Brighten LearningJon Cornick, President, said, “We are very excited to attend ASHA 2012 in Atlanta. Over the past months we’ve received many positive responses from the SLP community and hope to meet many of them in person at our booth.”

Marc Zimmerman, CEO, commented, “The work that the SLP Helping Your Child Learn Social Skillscommunity did with my twin sons with autism was incredible. Speech-Language Pathologists provide amazing and vital services to children with autism and related disorders. I know firsthand just how vital a role SLPs play for these children.” Zimmerman continued, “I deeply appreciate all of the hard work the SLPs do to help my twins with their communication skills.”

Cornick added, “This is the one-year anniversary of the launch of The Social Express. We’re just thrilled to be able to celebrate this event at ASHA with the SLP community.”

The Social Express joins 12,000 leading practitioners at the annual ASHA Convention. This event is being held at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from November 15-17, 2012.

The Social Express is an interactive video-modeling, social skills learning and education for autism program. Parents, professionals, and educators of special needs children like the high-quality, Hollywood-style animation that holds their attention without over stimulation and the scenes that reinforce the best choices for kids to make in social situations.  Learn more about The Social Express by visiting:  thesocialexpress.com Twitter: @TheSocialExpres

About Brighten Learning, Inc.:

Brighten Learning™, founded by parents of autistic twins in 2010, is a privately held company based in Encinitas, California.  The company develops The Social Express™ and other interactive social skills software and learning management systems. The company’s mission is to help special needs children with social-emotional deficits to improve their lives. The company’s video modeling social skills learning programs help children with ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s, and related disorders to improve their interactions with others. Visit the company at http://thesocialexpress.com/

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Autism Education Startup Presents at NAEYC Conference November 7-10

Jon Cornick ,President, Brighten LearningThe Social Express, a peer-reviewed, award winning social learning program will present at the annual National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) event in Atlanta from November 7-10, 2012. The Social Express will be in Booth # 2350.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 30, 2012

Early childhood professionals attending the 2012 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo, who are looking for interactive education for autism programs, will want to visit The Social Express™. The Social Express is a peer-reviewed program that recently won the coveted Software Information and Industry Association (SIIA) Innovation Incubator Award in Tech Ed. The program provides social skills education for children on the autism spectrum and has been featured on news programs in major markets as well as growing coverage on the web. The Social Express will be located in Booth 2350.

Jon Cornick, President, said, “Early childhood learning is an important focus for our company.  It’s been reported that 80 percent of children enter kindergarten with social learning issues.”

Cornick continued, “We often hear from school teachers that, when they use The Social Express in their classrooms, students respond positively to the content and are more respectful to their fellow peers.”

The Social Express joins leading practitioners at the annual National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) event. This event is being held at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from November 7-10, 2012.

In its initial phase, The Social Express is a 16-lesson interactive video-modeling social skills learning and education for autism program. Parents, professionals, and educators of special needs children like the high-quality, Hollywood-style animation that holds their attention without over stimulation and the scenes that reinforce the best choices for kids to make in social situations. Learn more about The Social Express by visiting: thesocialexpress.com Twitter: @TheSocialExpres

About Brighten Learning, Inc.
Brighten Learning™, founded by parents of autistic twins in 2008, is a privately held company based in Encinitas, California. The company develops The Social Express™ and other interactive social skills software and learning management systems. The company’s mission is to help special needs children with social-emotional deficits to improve their lives. The company’s video modeling social skills learning programs help children with ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s, and related disorders to improve their interactions with others. Visit the company at http://thesocialexpress.com/

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Autism Education Resource: SLPs Review Social Skills App

Autism Education Resources-The Social ExpressOver at Public School SLPs blog, Pam and Holly posted a great review of our autism education resource, The Social Express!

They like the movie-quality graphics. They also noted that this autism education resource is customizable for each student.

We’ve posted Pam and Holly’s review below.

App Review: The Social Express

The Social Express is more like watching a show on Disney than working on social skills on the iPad. I am so impressed with the work that went into making this app. Here’s what Holly and I love:

— awesome graphics that keep students engaged
— fully animated
— lessons that are real life scenarios
— customizable to your each of your students
— printable lessons
— research based

Thanks Pam and Holly for the review! You can find their excellent blog, Public School SLPs by clicking here.

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Autism Software: 5 Winners of iPad GIVEAWAY

Autism-Software-The-Social-ExpressWe have the five winners of our autism software GIVEAWAY! Thanks to all who participated in our contest to giveaway our education for autism learning app!

 

Autism Software Winners Emails Sent

Congratulations to our 5 winners! We sent each of them emails early today, telling the codes so they can download the iPad version of The Social Express.

We also emailed to each of the winners a copy of The Social Express Printables.

Here are the first names and last name initials (where provided) of the five winners:

Tracey

Jenni

Suzie B.

Erosha

Jennifer F.

Please follow the download instructions in the email you received from us today. Please download your iPad version of The Social Express by June 22, 2012.

Using Education for Autism Apps: Suggestions

We recommend that our winners follow these steps when using their new education for autism app.

1. Before using our autism software interactive app with your child, read The Social Express Guide. It explains how to use The Social Express learning program, vocabulary terms and gives you “Teaching Tips”.

2. Get familiar with the Printables. These paper sheets help you to carryover the skills covered with your child during the interactive lessons.

3. Always work through the program with your child. Don’t let him or her use the program by themselves. This way, you can stop the app whenever you want to discuss a skill or decision made by the characters with your child.

4. Go through one lesson at a time. This allows you to reinforce learning when your child is going through his or her day. Your child may want to go through many lessons in one sitting. Don’t let them.

Good luck! Let us know how your child likes The Social Express, autism software.

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