25/5/10

We will be presenting ReadingDoctor Software at various conferences around Australia in the next few months. If you are attending any of these conferences, please come and say hello!

In addition, I will be running workshops through SPELD (SA) in Adelaide and through MultiSense Technology in Perth. These workshops provide an up-to-date summary of research into literacy development in children as well as research based literacy instruction. They also provide an explanation of the rationale behind ReadingDoctor Software and detailed demonstrations of how to best use the program for parents, teachers and other educational professionals such as speech-language pathologists and educational psychologists.

Feedback from previous workshops has been excellent. Workshops typically fill quickly, so please contact the relevant organisation as soon as possible to secure your place.

Please find below a summary of upcoming workshops and conferences for your information. I hope to see you there!

Speech-Language Pathologist

Managing Director

ReadingDoctor® Software

Phone: 1300 66 99 40

Email: enquiry@readingdoctor.com.au

Fax: (08) 8312 3034

Sunday 16 – Wednesday 19 May 2010

Crown Promenade Conference Centre

Melbourne, Australia

This conference is for speech-language pathologists

For more information, please contact: Speech Pathology Australia

Surfer's Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa

Tuesday 25th – Friday 28th May 2010

For more information, please contact: Spectronics

July 3th & 5th-7th 2010

EDC Hindmarsh

The Expo is for teachers, School Services Officers, Early Childhood Workers and parents

For more information, please contact: SERU (Special Education Resource Unit)

29 September – 2 October 2010

Adelaide Convention Centre, SA

This conference is for anyone who works with young children.

For more information, please contact: Early Childhood Australia

Burswood Entertainment Complex - Perth, Western Australia

Sunday 4th – Wednesday 7th July 2010

For more information, please contact: AWAY with Words Website

Mon 7th Jun, 7-9pm

This session will provide a summary of current reading research as well as an explanation of how ReadingDoctor software draws on the latest findings. The session will include a guided tour of some of the features in ReadingSounds 1 Pro.

For parents, junior primary and primary teachers, speech pathologists, SSOs.

Tues 22nd Jun, 7-9pm

Assumes a basic knowledge of the program and will cover its more advanced features.

For people who have already purchased the program.

298 Portrush Road, Kensington, South Australia, 5068

Phone: (08) 8431 1655

Fax: (08) 8364 5751

Telephone available 9.00a.m. - 4.30p.m. Monday-Thursday

Website: http://www.speld-sa.org.au/

When: Monday 31st May, 2010, 9:30am-3:30pm (Registration from 9am)

Where: The Boulevard Centre, 99 The Boulevard, Floreat (next to Floreat Forum)

From the Multisense Brochure:

A SEMINAR NOT TO BE MISSED! Mark this date in your diary!

Do you want to know the latest research in helping struggling readers succeed? BUT most importantly, do you want to know how to put all this research into PRACTICE so that you can help your Beginner and Struggling Readers succeed? This seminar will show you how to put all the theory into practice.

A full-day workshop including course materials, morning tea and lunch.

The Morning Session will cover:

· The Reading Process

· Why some Students Struggle with Reading

· What research tells us is the best way to teach students to read

· How does ReadingDoctor, ReadingSounds 1 Pro work

The Afternoon Session will be a Hands-On Practical Session:

· Practical suggestions and Guided Hands-on instruction in teaching the most crucial skills to Beginner and Struggling readers

Please note: For the benefit of participants, the afternoon session will be a practical, hands-on workshop. So please bring your laptop for this session. A demo CD will be given to you at the start of the session. For Occupational Health and Safety reasons, we cannot ensure that there will be power for every laptop so please ensure that your laptop batteries are fully charged.

Who should attend?

Literacy Teachers and Specialists, Learning Difficulties and Special Needs Specialists, Support Teachers, Early Learning Teachers, Education Assistants, Speech Pathologists, Educational Psychologists.

83 Cornwall St, Dianella, Western Australia, 6059

Phone: 08 9375 8810

Mobile 1: 0419 955 369

Mobile 2: 0407 944 369

Website: www.learn4u.com.au

“ReadingDoctor Software is the best reading programme I have ever seen. I will ask the school to buy the software (more than one license). A really valuable session. An unbelievable programme. Well done Bartek. Worth the wait – 30 years!!!”

“Ground-breaking software. I will try to convince the principal to get it. Thank you Bartek.”

“As an educational psychologist with 30+ years of experience in working with kids with learning difficulties I am VERY impressed with ReadingDoctor – the best program I have come across (and I have looked!)”

“ReadingDoctor – fantastic, well researched and will be most useful in schools.”

“Bartek was very comprehensive, outlining the background before discussing the strategy for supporting students. I will buy the program – ReadingSounds! Thank you. Any more training and development from Bartek?!”

“Great to see what Bartek presented. Can see lots of uses for his program. I will purchase the program! Thank you Bartek!”

“Bartek – excellent program. Engaging, excited – and exciting prospects for using with children. I will put a laptop and ReadingDoctor on my budget submission!”

“I loved Bartek’s programme!”

“Well done Bartek – very clever! I will buy ReadingDoctor!”

“New ideas and a fantastic learning tool. I will speak to principals to purchase ReadingSounds.”

“The session provided valuable background o phonological processing as well as providing an interesting insight into the program. I will ask my principal for a license. Well done. You have a success!”

“ReadingDoctor – excellent programme. Can’t wait to purchase!”

“Brilliant!! Multisensory / multi modal approach”

“A great resource. I will buy and recommend the software.”

“I have students in my class who need this support and will benefit from this software. I will buy ReadingDoctor software. I can’t wait to see what difference this makes to student learning.”

“It showed some areas that we haven’t yet explored even though we have been using it for 8 months”

“It’s what we have been waiting for It turns leaning into fun – that’s a bonus for struggling learners”

“The potential the program offers to learners is HUGE!”

“Should be great for ESL learners.”

“Very comprehensive, visual, step by step information.”

“Explained really well - It was an incredible amount of information – thank you.”

“It is new, innovative, creative, engaging and fun.”

“This was fresh and invaluable information that I can add to my Reading Recovery Marie Clay program.”

“This session showed how learners can be engaged in learning, making learning a game and allowing the child to be independent.”

“I will highly recommend the program to our Special Education Coordinator.”

“Fantastic, well done and get well.”

“Great job, great program.”

“Can’t wait for Reading Doctor 2 - Thank you!”

“This software looks great.”

“Very comprehensive with great sight words and all the other features, especially the flashcards.”

“A really great AUSTRALIAN tool.”

“Amazing, wonderful, absolutely fantastic!”

“I work with students with speech and language difficulties and others with various learning difficulties. I think this is a fabulous idea.”

“Showcasing an extremely effective resource and backing up the programs we are currently using (Jolly Phonics and Multi-lit)”

“It has fantastic software … for JP learning, indigenous and ESL students”

“Fantastic! Well worth all your effort! Many kids will benefit!!

“Thanks --- a very clever program”

“Fantastic presentation”

“He was an excellent and inspiring speaker”

“Excellent program. Everything seems to have been thought out for every possible use. Great program. Extremely well presented.”

17/3/09

Apologies for this page not being updated more frequently - so little time! Look out for our blog soon...

Sincerely,

11/6/09

Bartek will be presenting a professional development workshop for DECS staff including an overview of current reading research and an introduction to ReadingDoctor® Software.

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, 23/6/09 at:

If you are in Adelaide and would like to attend this presentation, please contact:

Margaret Vercoe (Educational Consultant)

08 8366 8814

Sincerely,

3//6/09

We are pleased to announce our participation in the 2010 'Inclusive Technologies Conference' in Surfer's Paradise, QLD. Hosted by Spectronics, the conference focuses specifically on “inclusive learning technologies” – technologies designed to advance independent achievement for people with disabilities and/or students with learning difficulties. More information about the conference may be found HERE.

1/6/09

Bartek will be presenting 3 workshops on Learning Difficulties and ReadingDoctor Software in Perth:

Venue:    

Monday 8th June

Tompkins on Swan

Tompkins Park, Cnr Canning Highway & Dunkley Ave, Alfred Cove

(Morning and Afternoon Session)

Tuesday 9th June

Edith Cowan University

Robertson Drv, Bunbury

(Afternoon Session)

Cost:        

One Session - $44.00 per person i GST. (Morning/afternoon tea provided).

Please contact us or send completed Registration form together with Cheque or School Order to:

L.E.A.R.N. (Learning Expertise and Resourse Network)

Blanche and Ken Holzman

Phone: 08 9375 8810

       

83 Cornwall Street    Fax: 08 9375 7993

Dianella WA 6059    E-mail: info(at)learn4u.com.au

26/5/09

Bartek would like to sincerely thank the ESOs and teachers who attended his Training and Development workshop at St. Patrick's school, in Adelaide. Thanks especially to Ruth Neubauer for inviting him to present!

21/5/09

A sincere thankyou to all of the speech-language pathologists and exhibitors we met at the ASPIRE conference, where we exhibited our software. The response was overwhelming and we very much appreciated the interest! A special thankyou to Rob and Toni Selier from ELR - Extra Language Resources (www.elr.com.au) for the many inspiring chats. Thanks also to all of the speech-language pathologists who attended Bartek's PhD thesis presentation. 

31/3/09

Bartek would like to sincerely thank the 30 or so teachers, principals, SSOs and other DECS staff members who attended his Training and Development Workshop, entitled "The Latest in Reading Research and ReadingDoctor Software". Bartek would like to especially thank Margaret Vercoe (Educational Consultant, DECS) for inviting him to present and for organising the workshop. The following are some of the comments Bartek recieved from attendees following the workshop:

16/2/09

LearningScience Pty Lts has recieved a State Government 'Creative Industries' grant to assist with the commercialisation of ReadingSounds™ 1 Pro. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the State Government!

26/9/08

If you are in South Australia and are  interested in attending a free 1 hour presentation about ReadingSounds 1 Pro and how it fits in with current research into reading acquisition, please come along to the Flinders Medical Centre on the 13th of October. All welcome! The details are as follows:

Free seminar by Bartek Rajkowski, Speech-Language Pathologist and program designer, ReadingSounds 1 Pro.

A flyer for the presentation may be downloaded here. Feel free to copy it and distribute it to anyone you think may be interested.

Regards,

15/9/08

After many months of bug-testing, your feedback and making adjustments to the program, we have completed version 1.1 of ReadingSounds 1 Pro. To download it, or to upgrade your version 1.0 to version 1.1, simply download the installation file (just click the 'download a free trial' button) and run it.

If you have purchased version 1.0 and are upgrading from version 1.0 to 1.1, upgrading to version 1.1 is free. Upgrading from version 1.0 to version 1.1 will not require re-registration through ActiveMARK™, since version 1.1 will automatically detect that version 1.0 has been registered. If you have any difficulty upgrading, please contact us. Please also be aware that due to changes in the way version 1.1 uses student data, version 1.0 program data is erased when installing version 1.1. Please make a copy of your student records folder if you wish to keep your student records.

Version 1.1 includes a number of minor bug (error) fixes and enhancements and provides full support for the Windows™ Vista™ operating system. A summary of the changes may be found in the 'readme.txt' file that is included with the program.

We hope you enjoy the upgrade!

Sincerely,

20/8/08

Bartek would like to sincerely thank the 55 teachers, principals, SSOs and other DECS staff members who attended his Training and Development Workshop, entitled "The Latest in Reading Research and ReadingDoctor Software". Bartek would like to especially thank Margaret Vercoe (Educational Consultant, DECS) for inviting him to present and for organising the workshop.

30/7/08

Bartek Rajkowski, ReadingDoctor® Software program designer and director of LearningScience® Pty Ltd, will be presenting a professional development workshop for the Department of Education, Training and Employment in Adelaide, South Australia. In addition to being the program designer and founder of ReadingDoctor® Software, Bartek is a Speech and Language Pathologist specialising in literacy development and PhD student at the Flinders University of South Australia. The presentation will include an introduction to reading research and an overview of ReadingDoctor® Software within the context of research based literacy instruction.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday the 13th of August 2008 at:

If you are in Adelaide and would like to attend this presentation, please contact:

Margaret Vercoe (Educational Consultant)

08 8366 8814

Sincerely,

21/7/08

We are proud to announce that LearningScience Pty Ltd is a finalist in the global Dell/Excom 'Small Business Excellence' Awards. To read more about the award, please click here.

Some highlights from the official Dell press release appear below:

SYDNEY, July 16, 2008 – Dell, ICSB and EXCOM Education today announced the 10 Australian finalists for the 2008 Dell Small Business Excellence Award¹. “The No. 1 reason small businesses use technology is to better serve customers², and no one is doing that better than this year’s 10 finalists,” said Joe Kremer, vice president and managing director of Dell Australia and New Zealand. “These companies are applying technology in innovative ways to break new ground and raise the bar.”

“We’re proud to recognise their success, help tell their stories and ultimately see one of them compete on a global stage,” said Mr Kremer. “Research shows that on average small firms are twice as innovative per employee. The companies who entered demonstrate that fact,” said Graeme Newey, Director of EXCOM Education. “Not only did we see innovation, but entrepreneurship, agility and a deep passion for their business and customers. We are proud to showcase the finalists and emphasise how technology can help grow their businesses.” Once named, the 12 national winners from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States will be considered for the inaugural global Dell Small Business Excellence Award worth US$50,000 in Dell technology and services. All national winners will be announced by September, and the global winner will be announced in the US fall 2008.

Sincerely,

30/5/08

The LearningScience team is very excited to be involved in a government project evaluating ReadingSounds 1 Pro as a tool for improving the literacy skills of isolated indigenous students.

I have been asked by the NT government to present ReadingSounds 1 Pro and provide training and development in using the program to teachers and support staff at various indigenous schools around and in Alice Springs, and have been doing so this week. I have been touched by the very warm and welcoming response I have received and would like to thank the staff and students at the various schools I have visited for making this such a rewarding and memorable trip. I hope you find ReadingSounds 1 Pro to be as valuable a tool as I have in your teaching of reading! Please contact us if you have any other questions regarding the software that I was not able to answer during my visits.

I would also like to thank the team running the project for all of your questions, enthusiasm and interest in ReadingSounds 1 Pro, for the help and support in travelling to the various communities this week and for the great conversations regarding literacy improvement and indigenous education. It has been an insightful and fascinating experience.

Sincerely,

21/3/08

ReadingSounds 1 (Professional) has been released and is now available. Click BUY NOW to purchase the program. Click DOWNLOAD A FREE TRIAL to try the program for free. Stay tuned for an official launch date soon. There are some very exciting developments happening at LearningScience Pty Ltd. Announcements to come!

ReadingSounds 1 (Professional) has been very well received and we have had excellent feedback about the program. Although the program has been designed to be intuitive to use, there are many features which are very useful and not obvious at first glance. Please be sure to read the manual to get maximum value from ReadingSounds 1 (Professional).

If you are a parent using the software with your children, video tutorials and guides on using the program effectively are in development, and will be available for free on this website. If you have questions regarding program features or wish to know how to set up specific activity types, please post the questions in the forum and we will endeavor to answer them as soon as possible.

We intend for the ReadingDoctor Forum to become a centre for discussion on literacy development. We intend for it to become a means for literacy professionals to discuss literacy instruction, and we hope it will be a great support for parents of children learning to read, as well as for parents of children with literacy difficulties. The forum will undergo significant expansion in the coming months.

Once again, thank you to all of the generous people who have assisted in bringing ReadingSounds 1 (Professional) to this point. The software has been in development for four years, and we are very excited to be able to finally offer it as a unique and valuable teaching tool.

Sincerely,

15/9/06

LearningScience Pty Ltd, has received a "Commercialising Emerging Technologies" (COMET) Australian Government grant to support the finalisation and release of our software.

Here is the official statement from Minister for Industry, Ian Macfarlane:

An innovative teaching software platform which automatically adjusts to a student's progress and performance will receive $64,000 to bring the new technology to market. Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane today announced LearningScience Pty Ltd, of Adelaide, was among four South Australian companies sharing in $878,488 through the latest round of Commercialising Emerging Technologies and Commercial Ready funding. Mr Macfarlane said the company had a range of ReadingDoctor software products based on scientific learning to support effective learning. “The software uses an innovative, self-adjusting ‘scaffolding’ support system which fades away as the student improves while providing extra focus and re-enforcement of weak areas or skills,” Mr Macfarlane said. “It has multiple end-product applications including literacy and numeracy-based programs, language skills development for language-impaired children and adults, English as a second language, and music teaching.”

From http://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ 11/06.2006