WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Hatch®, a leading provider of technology for early learning, introduces iStartSmart Mobile™, a new version of its award-winning iStartSmart™ learning system now delivered on a portable tablet. iStartSmart Mobile™ education technology solution provides children with a content-rich and engaging environment to master critical skills for cognitive ages 4-8. Using cloud-based computing, iStartSmart Mobile offers a proprietary report management system enabling teachers and administrators to access real-time data on individual student progress to support alternative assessments and make meeting IEP and RTI goals easier.
“The introduction of iStartSmart Mobile represents a major step toward realizing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning in early education,” said Ginny Norton, President of Hatch. “We have taken advantage of the latest technological advances and the most recent research on critical literacy and math skills to create innovative tools with the power to radically enhance teacher and student engagement and incite a love for learning in our young students.”
iStartSmart Mobile™, offers more than 500 activities that guide children toward mastering eighteen critical skills that research has shown to be essential to children’s math, literacy, and language development. The system analyzes student responses and then provides follow-on activities within children’s zone of proximal development. iStartSmart Mobile also uses a proprietary report management system to provide teachers with the real-time data they need to inform their daily instruction and provides administrators with report access via internet connection, for viewing anytime and anywhere.
“Teachers no longer have to search for tablet activities that can build core skills for students in a scaffolded manner and provide a simple, easy to use interface,” said Ginny Norton, president of Hatch. “The activity suite accommodates individual learning levels so that students can feel successful and build their self-esteem as they build their skills.”
About Hatch®, The Early Learning Experts:
Since 1984, Hatch has been committed to supporting the needs of students and enriching early education. From classroom supplies and education materials, to interactive whiteboard content, to adaptive learning andmobile technology, Hatch® is the innovative solutions leader and most widely-used early learning technology provider nationwide. Hatch technologies combine child-appropriate hardware, research-based content tied to standards, and individualized progress monitoring tools, to create complete classroom solutions proven to increase math, literacy and social/emotional development. For more information, please visit http://www.hatchearlylearning.com.