Upper Saddle River, NJ - August 7, 2006 -- - Pearson Learning Group's QuickReads Technology Sampler has received a Beacon Award, which recognizes marketing pieces produced for the education market, from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).

The award, presented at the AEP's Annual Educational Publishing Summit in Washington, D.C., was in the Brochure category, for "a pamphlet or booklet describing educational products or services using narrative and/or visual means, compelling its audience to get more information."

The QuickReads brochure opens in the center, with one side for the product's standalone edition, the other side for the network edition, each highlighting separate features and benefits as well as the advantages of the overall program. A CD-ROM featuring a product tour is included, as are research data and testimonials.

The brochure was chosen by a national panel of screening judges, including experts in graphics, marketing, and educational sales, who critiqued the entries based on creative artwork, attention-grabbing content, and overall marketing objectives.

QuickReads Technology Edition is an instructional software program that helps students build fluency, comprehension, and background knowledge using Science and Social Studies content. Introduced in 2004 as Pearson Learning Group's first instructional technology product, the program is based on extensive research conducted by two of the leading experts in the field of reading research-Dr. Elfrieda H. Hiebert and Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams. Powered by Soliloquy Learning™'s speech-recognition technology, QuickReads allows students to work independently and provides intervention whenever needed, pronouncing misread or unknown words for the student.

About the Association of Educational Publishers

AEP is the national, nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers. It provides information, training, and outreach necessary to the development of quality educational materials; and facilitates communication among key interest groups such as educators, policy makers, educational foundations and associations, business and the education media. AEP continues to increase public awareness of the role of supplemental learning resources in successful teaching and learning.

About Pearson Learning Group

Pearson Learning Group is the leading publisher of high-quality supplemental print and technology resources for grades preK-6 in the areas of screening and assessment, early childhood, phonics, reading, ESL/ELL, bilingual and dual language, mathematics, science, and social studies. Imprints include Modern Curriculum Press, Celebration Press, Dominie Press, Pearson Early Learning, and Dale Seymour Publications. For additional information about QuickReads Technology Edition or any of our other scientifically-based products, visit our Web site at: www.pearsonlearning.com.

About Pearson Education

Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. Virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Scott Foresman, Pearson Early Learning, Pearson Learning Group, Pearson Digital Learning, and the Family Education Network. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.