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Enhance ELL Opportunities with Trusted and Accessible Technology

Reading and writing skills develop in a wide variety of ways, and our card readers offer a special audiovisual training method that targets the needs of many. Our CardMaster is designed for early childhood, K-12 bilingual reading, language learners, ESL, special education, and workforce literacy groups by enabling students to link visible letters with the sounds they hear played back through the Cardmaster. (more…)

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Approach to Multi-Modal Learning Enhances Classroom Curriculum, Speech-Language Therapies, Foreign Language Acquisition and ELD/ESL Applications

San Fernando, CA (April, 2008) — A study by the National Research Council indicates that the process of learning to read is lengthy and begins early in life. Additional research reveals that if students are not proficient readers by the end of the third grade, they will have difficulties throughout their school careers, perform poorly in other subjects and are less likely to complete high school. The AV Tutor™ Fundamental Center from Califone International, Inc., helps students to develop core reading and literacy skills, preparing them for continued education. (more…)

The device is about the size of an old-fashioned tape recorder. With your initial purchase of the card reader, you are sent a complimentary set of cards…
By Dahloan Hembree
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Familiar Video Game-Like Device Ideal for Independent Instruction
and Learning Centers

San Fernando, CA (January, 2008) — A Literacy in the Labor Force report indicates that only a little more than half of all U.S. elementary students learn to read and write well enough to be considered functionally literate. To help educators provide their students enhanced instruction and remediation, Califone International, Inc., introduces the AV Tutor with accompanying Digital Cartridge Programs. (more…)

New audio-based learning tool helps struggling learners, beginning readers and ELL students

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (April 28, 2006) – Califone International, Inc., the premier manufacturer of high-quality audio technology for the education market, today introduces a new auditory learning device, the Card Reader.

Language comprehension is the benchmark for children’s education, yet many students struggle to keep pace with their classmates when it comes to language skills. Educators must adapt their instruction to accommodate multiple learning styles and to better serve a range of student needs. To aid in these efforts, Califone has designed the new Card Reader to help children learn through auditory, visual and kinesthetic cues. (more…)

Company releases five new sets of language cards for CardMaster Card Reader

CHATSWORTH, Calif. (May 2, 2005) – Reading is the foundation for all other learning, but more than one in six students struggle to read during their first three years of school. To help schools provide immediate remediation during these critical years, Califone International, Inc., the premier manufacturer of high-quality audio technology for the education market, today introduces new supplemental materials that blend print and audio to enhance reading instruction. (more…)