The Creative Curriculum LearningGames Wins Award

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The Creative Curriculum^® LearningGames^® Wins 2009
Teacher's Choice^SM Award for the Family

Bethesda, MD, January 27, 2009--Teaching Strategies, Inc. announced today that The Creative Curriculum LearningGames has been awarded a Teacher's Choice Award for the Family by Learning^® magazine. Nominated by teachers, the Award recognizes products that bridge learning between home and school. Award entries are subjected to a rigorous approval process conducted by teachers who are also parents. The Teacher's Choice Award for the Family was given to The Creative Curriculum LearningGames because of their creativity, originality, educational value, exceptional content, and ease of use. The official announcement of the award will be published in the April edition of Learning^® magazine.

"It is an honor to receive this recognition, not only for LearningGames, but on behalf of the entire early childhood education community," said Dr. Joseph Sparling, Senior Advisor on Curriculum and Research at Teaching Strategies and lead author of LearningGames. "To be recognized in this way by Learning magazine sends a very positive and important message to the field of education about the critical importance of the early years."

The Creative Curriculum LearningGames are high-quality, research-validated early childhood activities designed to strengthen adult-child interactions and enhance the development and learning of children from birth to age 5. These early learning activities were first used in the highly acclaimed Abecedarian Project, one of the most successful early childhood programs ever implemented in the United States."These materials were created to bolster the home-school connection and to empower and support parents in their role as their child's first teacher. We commend Learning magazine for recognizing that education extends beyond the classroom," said Diane Trister Dodge, President and Founder of Teaching Strategies.

Teaching Strategies' products focus on improving children's learning environments and experiences during the crucial developmental period from birth to age 5. The company known is for its curriculum materials, including The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool and The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos. When used together, these curricula and The Creative Curriculum LearningGames create a system of research-based practices for the home and the classroom, which are the two most important learning environments for young children.

Teaching Strategies is a woman-owned company committed to making a difference in the lives of young children by providing scientifically based educational materials to preschool and infant-toddler programs worldwide. The company's mission is to enhance the quality of early childhood programs by offering practical, innovative, and developmentally appropriate curriculum materials; professional development services and materials; and parenting resources. Teaching Strategies' materials are used in thousands of Head Start, public pre-K, and other early childhood programs throughout the country, including programs run by all branches of the military and Department of Defense schools worldwide.