Learning Goes Hand Held
Premiering PLATO® Achieve Now on PSP®

It is our unique privilege to announce the upcoming product release of PLATO® Achieve Now on the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in April 2008! As the only provider of educational gaming software on the PSP® system in North America, PLATO Learning is able to offer you portable reading/language arts and mathematics curriculum that has forever changed the definition of "homework."

Today’s students—right down to the elementary classroom—are "digital natives" who not only embrace technology, but increasingly demand it. Educational gaming challenges learners to interact with information in a dynamic way, building valuable problem-solving skills through play. PLATO Achieve Now harnesses those skills by adding rigorous, standards-based content to the gaming experience.

"Today's digital native students want software tools that will empower them to learn basic subjects, like reading and math," said Mark Prensky, author of Digital Game-Based Learning in a speech delivered at the U.S. Department of Education. "The tools must be not only powerful, but engaging. Using games as learning tools strengthens both the subject mastery and student engagement."

PLATO Achieve Now was developed by experts in curriculum, children's entertainment, and the gaming industry to motivate kids and get them excited about reading and mathematics. It is intended to meet the needs of all learners—those performing at, below, or above grade level. And, its flexibility easily integrates into a variety of implementation models, including:

• Extended-day/after-school programs
• Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Summer school
• School-to-home connections
• ESL/ELL

We will be showcasing this interactive curricula designed for today's generation at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) this June—so join us in booth #8200 for a hands-on demonstration. To begin your adventure now, please call 800.44.PLATO or visit www.plato.com/anPSP.aspx for more information, to download a product brochure, or to view sample lessons online.