FamilyEducation.com Relaunches Online Reading Ability Tool for Preschool Children   by Family Education

Boston, MA, DATE, 2006 - From school newsletters, to expert advice on television, many parents find themselves overwhelmed with tips on how these "norms" relate to their own child. FamilyEducation.com is partnering with the National Center for Learning Disabilities to offer "Get Ready to Read!", a research-based screening tool for testing a four-year-old child's reading ability prior to entering kindergarten.

"Get Ready to Read!" is also available at FamilyEducation.com in Spanish as Descripción de iPrepárate a leer!, until now only available in print form.

Once the "Get Ready to Read!" tool is completed and scored, case-specific family activities and parenting resources aimed at improving a child's reading skills are provided. "Get Ready to Read!" not only saves parents time, but also significantly improves a child's education with early identification of potential problems and the provision of case-specific family activities and parenting resources aimed at improving children's kindergarten reading skills.

About Family Education
Launched in 1996, Family Education, http://www.familyeducation.com/home/, is an online publisher of learning-based content for parents and kids. Parents turn to Family Education to find practical guidance, grade-specific information about their children's school experience, strategies to get involved with their children's learning, free email newsletters, fun online learning based games, and entertaining family activities.

About Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. Virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Scott Foresman, Pearson Early Learning, Pearson Learning Group, Pearson Digital Learning, and the Family Education Network. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Contact:
Rod Granger
Pearson Education
212-782-3486
rod.granger@pearsoned.com

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About Family Education Launched in 1996, Family Education, is an online publisher of learning-based content for parents and kids. Parents turn to Family Education to find practical guidance, grade-specific information about their children's school experience, strategies to get involved with their children's learning, free email newsletters, fun online learning based games, and entertaining family activities.

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