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Learning A-Z Earns 2023 SIIA CODiE Award and EdTech Breakthrough Award

EdTech company earns accolades for Writing A-Z® and Foundations A-Z™ essential educational solutions

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Learning A-Z, a Cambium Learning Group company, announced today it has earned a 2023 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award and EdTech Breakthrough Award. Along with these accolades, Learning A-Z’s Foundations A-Z™ solution, designed to help educators harness the power of the Science of Reading to accelerate student literacy outcomes for K-5 students, earned an ‘all green’ rating from EdReports and a Digital Promise Product Certification.

“These awards and accolades are a testament to Learning A-Z's commitment to delivering innovative and effective solutions that address the evolving needs of educators and students,” said Lisa O’Masta, president of Learning A-Z. “Our team has an unwavering dedication to providing educators with essential educational solutions to facilitate learning and inspire student success. These honors acknowledge the hard work we’ve put into bettering the educational landscape and resources for educators and students alike.”

Learning A-Z’s newest product, Writing A-Z®, was named a winner of the SIIA’s CODiE Award in the “Best English Language Arts Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8” category. The esteemed CODiE Awards recognize companies producing the most innovative business and education technology products around the world. The recognition demonstrates Learning A-Z's commitment to research-based literacy instruction in elementary classrooms. The Writing A-Z® product is the only complete K-5 writing curriculum that helps teachers confidently implement research-based writing and grammar instruction using an explicit, systematic, digitally focused approach.

“The 2023 Business Technology and Education Technology CODiE Award winners exemplify the outstanding products, services and overall innovation that enables learners of all types to connect with educators and educational materials,” said Chris Mohr, president of SIIA. “We are so proud to recognize this year’s honorees – the best of the best – that provide solutions to many of the critical challenges facing learners today – from access and equity to personalized and tailored learning and beyond. Congratulations to all of this year’s CODiE Award winners!”

Additionally, the EdTech Breakthrough Awards named Learning A-Z as a winner of the Enhanced Curriculum Innovation Award. These awards perform a rigorous review of the global educational technology industry and recognize the top companies, products and solutions in the industry today.

These accolades come on the heels of Learning A-Z’s Foundations A-Z™ product receiving an ‘all green’ rating from EdReports, a nonprofit and independent organization that rigorously evaluates and rates K-12 curriculums. The Foundations A-Z™ product also earned the Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products: Product Certification from Digital Promise. It certifies that the Foundations A-Z™ solution is designed according to rigorous and empirical research about learning.

For more information about Learning A-Z solutions, please visit LearningA-Z.com.

About the CODiE Awards
The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology’s finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit siia.net/CODiE.

About Learning A-Z
Learning A-Z® delivers pre-K–6 solutions that inspire curiosity, ensure comprehension, and instill the joy of learning in elementary students. Its award-winning digital products, which include Reading A-Z®, Raz-Plus®, and Raz-Kids®, are used by more than 12 million students in more than 170 countries. Learning A-Z is a Cambium Learning® Group company. For more information, please visit LearningA-Z.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Cambium Learning Group
Cambium Learning® Group is the education essentials company, providing award-winning education technology and services for K-12 educators and students. With an intentionally curated portfolio of respected global brands, Cambium serves as a leader, helping millions of educators and students feel more seen, valued and supported every day. In everything it does, the company focuses on the elements that are most essential to the success of education, delivering simpler, more certain solutions that make a meaningful difference right now.

To learn more, visit CambiumLearning.com or follow Cambium on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Medium. The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia®, Learning A-Z®, Voyager Sopris Learning®, ExploreLearning®, Time4Learning®, and Kurzweil Education®.

Contacts

Media:
Sabrina Ram
Senior Director of Communications & DEI, Learning A-Z
sabrina.ram@learninga-z.com

Jaclyn Pullen
BLASTmedia for Learning A-Z
learningaz@blastmedia.com

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Contacts

Media:
Sabrina Ram
Senior Director of Communications & DEI, Learning A-Z
sabrina.ram@learninga-z.com

Jaclyn Pullen
BLASTmedia for Learning A-Z
learningaz@blastmedia.com

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