Press Release Summary: WOODRIDGE, Ill., August 20, 2008 - Follett Educational Services (FES) announced the introduction of the FES online State Standards Alignment Tool, a powerful new, state-of-the-art collection development feature that aligns supplemental materials to state standards in every core content area, and across all major publishers.
Press Release Body: "Research indicates a direct correlation between accurately aligned resources and increased student performance," states Joe Miller, Senior Vice President of Follett Educational Services. "Publishers typically limit standards alignment to only the materials they publish. FES goes far beyond such limitations by providing educators with the ability to search for aligned materials across all major publishers, then select from the best titles and authors to support their specific standards and needs. This innovative and comprehensive resource gives educators the ability to find and save on the right books, matched to student needs, across all major publishers."
Using the FES online State Standards Alignment Tool, educators can search relevant standards and related benchmarks by selecting their state, interest level, subject and grade, and browse lists of supplemental titles, across multiple publishers, which are aligned to each standard.
Educators can then purchase the titles directly from FES online at significant savings off publisher prices. FES also provides customized product support by combining the best titles across multiple publishers into pre-packaged collections that support differentiated needs of students to improve learner outcomes.
In addition to the new State Standards Alignment Tool, other enhanced FES online features include a function to create and save custom booklists, expanded search categories such as Interest and Readability Levels, and the ability to sort search results based on price, copyright year or binding type.
Web Site: http://www.fes.follett.com
Contact Details: Media Contact: Name: Tom Kline Phone: 708-437-2053
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