Chairman Doug Dohring Welcomes Global Education Leader Mubuso Zamchiya to the Age of Learning Foundation as Managing Director

Chairman Doug Dohring welcomes Mubuso Zamchiya to the Age of Learning Foundation

Since I announced the establishment of the Age of Learning Foundation at the Education World Forum in London last year, we’ve made tremendous progress on our goal of reaching more underserved children and improving their education, having already provided our learning resources to millions of children in Central America, Africa, and South Asia in this short time.

To further build on this progress, I felt it was time to appoint a highly qualified Managing Director to lead our Foundation’s efforts. After an exhaustive search, I am very pleased to announce that we have found an exceptional candidate: Mubuso Zamchiya. He is a highly respected global education leader with more than two decades of experience in serving children and families. Mubuso earned his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Bristol and a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. You can find out more about his remarkable career in the press announcement linked to below.

Mubuso’s leadership and experience make him an outstanding person for this role. He has such enthusiasm for our learning solutions–ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and My Math Academy, to name just a few–and the enormous potential of making them available to hundreds of millions of children around the world, at no cost to governments, teachers, and families.

It is the mission of the Foundation to distribute these valuable learning resources to underserved children on a global scale.

I am very excited to have Mubuso join the Age of Learning team to lead the Foundation’s efforts.

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How My Math Academy More than Doubled Math Skills in Texas School District

Over the past year, Age of Learning’s new Schools Division has been successfully rolling out My Math Academy—an innovative personalized, adaptive math program for pre-K through second grade—in schools and districts across the U.S. Pilot programs have included the Los Angeles Unified School District, Chapel Hill Academy, Lakeport Unified School District, and EPIC Charter Schools, where it has driven significant gains in students’ math skills.

But it’s the company’s latest pilot program in a relatively small district that’s been garnering outsized excitement and interest. More than 900 mostly economically disadvantaged pre-K students in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, started using My Math Academy during the pandemic in the fall of 2020. As reported on the Government Technology magazine website, “math skills more than doubled for 4-year-old pre-K students and tripled for 3-year-olds. The average pre-K student aged 4 is now at mid-kindergarten level, while the average pre-K student aged 3 is approaching kindergarten-level math skills.”

According to the Director of Early Childhood for the school district, My Math Academy, which includes a robust teacher dashboard, is giving teachers unparalleled insights into the learning needs of each individual student. She also praised the program for allowing students to learn at their own pace and giving teachers more flexibility to move towards a more individualized approach to instruction.

Read more about it on GovTech.com …

Age of Learning Expanding Opportunity Through Our Education Access Initiatives

Our mission at Age of Learning is simple: helping children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success and foster a lifelong love of learning. And we measure progress by our ability to increase learning outcomes for all children, particularly those who are furthest from opportunity.

Children from low-income families begin to fall behind their peers in vocabulary development before they’re even two years old. By the time they reach fourth grade, 80 percent of these children are not proficient readers (Source: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading). This learning deficit has long-term effects on children’s academic future, including their likelihood of graduating from high school.

To help address this challenge, Age of Learning has developed a set of Education Access Initiatives to make our educational programs available for free to children whose families may not be able to afford a subscription.

Learn more about the progress of these initiatives here on the Age of Learning blog.

Parents and Teachers Praise ABCmouse

After skipping a month, I’m happy to resume posting a small selection of the messages we get each day at Age of Learning, sent from thankful parents, grandparents, and teachers who use ABCmouse at home and in the classroom.

I have a 5-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, and they both love ABCmouse! It helps them to improve and expand their vocabulary, grammar, thinking skills, and math. ABCmouse makes learning fun and easy. Thank you! We’re looking forward for more exciting and challenging lessons or activities for our kids.

—“Supermom” of 5- and 6-year-old children in San Jose, CA

 

As a kindergarten teacher, I absolutely LOVE ABCmouse! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have so many students that have excelled because I offer it in my class, who otherwise wouldn’t have had the opportunity. ABCmouse is the BEST resource a primary teacher could ever use. You have the seal of approval from this kindergarten teacher/former Teacher of the Year/State Teacher of the Year Finalist.

—Kindergarten teacher in Jacksonville, FL

 

I’ve had an ABCmouse.com account for about 6 years now. My granddaughter was only 18 months old when I started. Now she is in 2nd grade and her younger brother in kindergarten. They both play together from time to time. Both kids have gotten a great head start from ABCmouse. My 5-year-old grandson has been reading since age 3 due in large part to ABCmouse.

—Grandmother of 7-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy in Miami, FL

 

I love how I can review letters, sounds, math skills, and sight words with my students and can give them review lessons for home. Thank you so much for ABCmouse!

—Teacher using ABCmouse for 1,958 days in Peoria, IL

 

The students in my classes have always enjoyed using ABCmouse to help them learn sight words. I have also seen it help them acquire background knowledge about things they did not know about.

—1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teacher in Philadelphia, PA

 

Great video! [Level 10, Activity 23848] I like that you are showing kids tricks for determining author’s purpose. I also like the keywords that you used in the video, including “opinion,“ “expressing feelings,“ etc.

—Mother in Oklahoma City, OK

 

ABCmouse provides activities that are very engaging! Students love reviewing academics as well as learning songs. I can find materials to reinforce what each of my special education students learn on a daily basis.

—Preschool teacher in Los Angeles, CA

 

I love ABCmouse and am so thankful. I work in SpEd and this is wonderful for my kids to help with phonics and reading, math … and they can just have fun. My students especially love the songs. Thank you. I use this at school and encourage parents to purchase this for home use.

—Kindergarten teacher in Dallas, TX

 

ABCmouse is terrific! For my school, I have loaded 9 classes and linked them in various configurations! It’s easy for me as the administrator of the program and easy for students (K-2nd) to navigate! Great site!

—Kindergarten and 1st grade teacher in Spokane, WA

 

I absolutely love this site. I use it for enrichment with my ESL students and as a center for literacy and math. It is engaging, easy to navigate and one of the best programs that I’ve worked with so far.

—Preschool and pre-k teacher in Philadelphia, PA

A Selection of Our Latest Feedback on ABCmouse – November 2016

As I’ve done for most of 2016, I’d like to share some recent feedback we’ve received from parents, grandparents, teachers, siblings, and children who have been using our ABCmouse Early Learning Academy at home or in the classroom. I continue to thrilled to hear about so many success stories.

My 5-year-old child has been on ABCmouse for two years. We had him skip kindergarten … he knew too much for it. He can read, write, spell, do math, and more. ABCmouse is the best tool you can give your child and just sit back and watch as they learn so fast.

—Mother of a 5-year-old boy in Columbia, SC

 

My son loves the ABCmouse puzzles and book activities. He is learning fluency at a shockingly rapid pace. I also love that he plays these types of games vs. standard video games.

—Father of a 4-year-old boy in Baltimore, MD

 

I absolutely love using this app for math and reading games during our learning centers! It keeps my kids focused on the topic we’re working on and engaged in learning!

—1^st grade teacher in Charlottesville, VA

 

My grandson loves ABCmouse. He is learning to spell and count. OMG, he was so happy, he went around spelling his name everywhere. I am so proud of him. Thank you for ABCmouse.

—Grandmother in Syracuse, NY

 

My granddaughter loves ABC, and I tell all my friends and even strangers to get this for their children. I am a professor in college and I shared with my students the benefits of early learning that is engaging and relevant.

—Grandmother (and Ph.D.) in Orlando, FL

 

My little sister already knew her ABC’s. But her teacher was saying she was not doing so well with her numbers. Now she knows her ABC’s AND her numbers. ABCmouse helped her with her numbers. ABCmouse.com is awesome! 

—8-year-old brother in Mobile, AL

 

This site is GREAT for my “kinder babies!” I love that I can completely differentiate their work and track how they’re doing.

—Kindergarten teacher in Fort Worth, TX

 

This is a wonderful site for our developing language learners. Thank you for making it so accessible to public schools.

—ESL teacher in New York, NY

 

I am having SO MUCH fun on this. I am 6. With ABCmouse I have fun and learn.

—6-year-old boy in Bismarck, ND

  

We cannot express how happy we are with ABCmouse and all we have learned. Your updates are wonderful and we keep seeing new books videos and activities you have added.

—Mother in Toronto, Canada

 

ABCmouse is wonderful and very resourceful. As an educator this is one web site that I am using to reinforce, especially for differentiation.

—Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten teacher in Baltimore, MD

  

I am excited to start ABCmouse with my students. … I used it with my own child and saw the amazing results!!!!!

—1^st grade teacher in Charleston, SC

Parents and Teachers Share Their Experiences and Positive Results with ABCmouse

As I’ve done for several months, I’d like to share some recent feedback we’ve received from parents and teachers who have been using our ABCmouse Early Learning Academy at home or in the classroom. We’ve been thrilled to hear about so many success stories.

My husband and I signed our 5- and 6-year-olds up for ABCmouse right before they entered kindergarten. We immediately saw changes in their attitudes toward learning. Within their first semester, our girls both received several awards, including Honor Roll, Student of the Month, and writing awards. By the end of the year, they had received 12 awards between them. We are so very grateful. Thank you, ABCmouse—please continue the amazing work!

—Mother of four in Miami, FL

I really like the lessons and the activities and the fact that you can send parents information about what their children are working on. I am really excited about having this new program in my classrooms, and I look forward to using it this school year.

—Teacher in Chattanooga, TN

My daughter has been so excited to actually get on the computer and learn. She calls me over each time she moves to another area and loves learning about the animals and surroundings. The website is super user-friendly and I love the layout. The parent page allows me to track her progress and see what areas are her strengths. WE LOVE ABCMOUSE!!

—Mother of a 4-year-old girl

Thank you so much for the 5 years of great education you provided to both my son and daughter … who read and perform math above their peers. Our children have excelled because of the educational platform you have provided—and we sincerely thank you.

—Mother of 8- and 6-year-olds in Scranton, PA

My son has absolutely fallen in love the site and is always asking to ‘do ABCmouse.’ He enjoys learning about different things and his counting ability has improved to the point that he can count up to five of his trucks without mistakes.

—Mother of a 2-year-old boy in Amarillo, TX

My child has been using this program since he was about 2. At that age, we would sit and watch the videos together and go through the different courses. By 3, he was using the mouse by himself and completing lessons all on his own. Now he asks to play ABCmouse all the time. He especially loves the lessons on fish!

—Mother of a 4-year-old boy in Norfolk, VA

I love that my son who is 2 actually asks to play ‘MOUSE! MOUSE!’ We have so much fun together. It’s not just a great learning experience for him but a chance for this full-time working mom to bond with him!! Thank you, ABCmouse!! 

—Mother of a 2-year-old boy in Syracuse, NY

The Value of ABCmouse: Parents and Teachers Share Their Feedback

As I’ve done for the last few months, I’d like to share some recent feedback we’ve received from parents and teachers who have been using our ABCmouse Early Learning Academy at home or in the classroom.

My daughter started this at just 3 years old and has now completed kindergarten. She is testing a full year ahead of not only where they say she should be, but of her classmates as well. She loved ABCmouse.com, and I recommend it every chance I get. Thank you ABCmouse.com for helping me help my daughter.

—Mother of a 6-year-old girl in Salt Lake City, UT

This is an amazing site. The ABCmouse center is the preferred center for all of my students. At this center, the students are able to interact with each other: comparing, contrasting, coaching, and just having plain old fun with the program and its activities. The side effects are favorable—with significant spikes in learning gains in academic skills.

—Pre-k teacher in Orlando, FL

ABCmouse is the best thing we ever did for our granddaughter. She has been reading since she was 4 years old. Thank you so much ABCmouse. Your teaching tools make it fun for children to learn. I would recommend this for all children.

—Grandmother of a happy mouser since age 3

We love ABCmouse! Jaxon has been on ABCmouse for 4 years and has gotten so much from it. His teachers also use ABCmouse, so it makes it easy to hook up with the lesson plans they want him to work on.

—Parent using the ABCmouse app

My students love to work on the alphabet games, which have really helped them with letter sounds and sounds and recognition.

—Preschool and pre-k teacher with 861 days using ABCmouse

We are traveling all the time, so it’s hard for us to keep Ginny in pre-k class. ABCmouse gave us freedom of doing the lessons whenever and wherever we are.

—Mother of a 4-year-old girl

My daughter has been using this site for the past 2 years. She is now about to be 6, and I can honestly say ABCmouse has taught her skills that I didn’t think a child her age should know. The laughter from her learning is music to my ears. Thank you ABCmouse for making learning a happy place for our children!

—Mother of a 5-year-old girl

I love this site. My little one and I play it every day. My daughter who’s 9 always helps my little one. I’m so happy they made a website like this where my little one can learn! She starts dancing every time she hears the music.

—Mother of 2- and 9-year-old girls in Hagerstown, MD

Age of Learning Launches ABCmouse for Schools, a Scalable Solution for School Districts and School Groups in the U.S. and Globally

We’re proud that ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy has become a trusted early learning program for more than 65,000 classroom teachers across the country. However, district-level educators have asked for additional features to support implementation of ABCmouse across all of their early elementary classrooms, with the goal of ensuring that all of their younger students become 3rd-grade-ready. To meet this critical need, we are excited to announce today the launch of ABCmouse for Schools, a scalable solution to meet the pre-k through 2nd grade needs of school districts and school groups in the U.S. and internationally.

ABCmouse for Schools offers two solutions: ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, a comprehensive supplemental curriculum that builds a strong foundation for academic success across subject areas required for 3rd grade readiness; and the new ABCmouse English Language Learning Academy, which can be used by teachers as a core program or as a rich supplemental resource to provide a developmentally appropriate English language immersion experience.

ABCmouse for Schools complements these curriculum offerings with student management, professional development, curriculum alignment, and progress reporting tools.

Read the full ABCmouse for School launch announcement on the Age of Learning blog…

Parents and Teachers Share Their Praise of ABCmouse

As I’ve done for the last couple of months, today I’ll be sharing some of the most recent positive feedback we’ve received at Age of Learning. Once again, we received thousands of messages from parents and teachers who’ve been using ABCmouse with their children and students. Their brief stories are both gratifying and inspiring, confirming that our work at Age of Learning is making a very real and meaningful impact on the lives of children.

I love ABCmouse! My daughter could read brand new books cover to cover by the time she turned 4. She is 4 1/2 now and reading on a 2nd or 3rd grade level. She can also do basic addition and subtraction and has advanced reasoning skills as well. Thank you for creating such a comprehensive and entertaining learning program!!

—Mother of a 4-year-old girl

 My very artistic and ACTIVE 5-year-old granddaughter, who lives with me, finds the learning so absorbing and fun that she will gladly take time from other active pursuits to sit and “play” ABCmouse! She loves the color, the ability to repeat an activity or to move on. Thank you for helping me to help her love learning.

—Grandmother of a 5-year-old girl in Cleveland-Akron, OH

I love the printables for use in my class. They are clear and great quality. I’m excited about incorporating this site into my curriculum as a home study addition.

—Preschool teacher in Huntington Beach, CA

We love this site. Kam’s willingly comes to get my iPad to begin his lessons. He is two and enjoys learning his colors and the other activities. He is speaking now and the clarity of sound on the site has helped immensely with his pronunciation. Hearing his voice say “Mommy” after everything else (therapist, special learning and hearing tools) we have tried was almost as awesome as his birth!!!!!!

—Mother of a 2-year-old boy in Atlanta, GA

 I am a mother of a two-year-old and six-year-old. Both LOVE ABC Mouse. Every day they request to play the games, music, and absolutely love the printed coloring pages! This is a wonderful site, my two-year-old has already earned a certificate and my six-year-old has nearly mastered the highest level. Winning the tickets and prizes are a great motivational tool as well. Thanks ABCmouse.com!

—Mother of two girls, ages 6 and 2

 I could not be more pleased with this site. It has given my daughter an advantage through the years and as she progresses out of kindergarten and into the first grade. Thank you ABCmouse.com.

—Mother of a 6-year-old girl in Denver, CO

I feel that the ABC mouse program does very well at keeping the children’s attention. Each lesson is interactive and learning is made fun for each student.

—Teacher in Los Angeles, CA

 My granddaughters love the incentives! They have both always been eager learners and ahead of the learning curve for their age. ABCmouse has allowed them to continue learning at their unique levels.

—Grandmother of two girls in Birmingham, AL

Hi, good day. I must say that this program has been helping my son, who is 12 years old, at school. He is a special child, and he has now started to learn. I was surprised to see the progress that he has been making.

—Mother of a 12-year-old boy

My granddaughter is 7 now and in 2nd grade. I highly recommend ABCMouse.com as a learning tool. My granddaughter enjoyed ABCmouse and spent hours of excitement and learning on her path to learning. I thank ABCmouse for making such a big contribution to her learning abilities.

—Grandmother of a 7-year-old girl in Salt Lake City, UT

 

More ABCmouse Feedback from Parents and Teachers

As I did last month, today I’ll be sharing some of the more recent positive feedback we’ve received at Age of Learning. Each month we receive thousands of messages from parents and teachers who’ve been using ABCmouse with their children and students. It’s stories like these that make the work we do each day so very rewarding.

It’s GREAT! I have always been trying to find ways to keep my little man ahead of the curve, and we LOVE this app! Even if we are just learning in short bursts, he NEVER ceases to amaze me! I can honestly say we are BOTH learning from this. He is gaining valuable knowledge from the lessons AND I am learning a lot about him!

—Parent using the ABCmouse Kindle app

Love it!! My second grader was really behind, but since starting ABCmouse he is caught up with his grade level. My three-year-old loves it and is counting to 25, recognizing letters, and enjoys dressing her avatar.

—Mother of a 7- and 3-year-old

Thank You for making ABCmouse available for our children. We serve low income families and having access will increase the children’s ability to learn. Thank You!

—Teacher in Knoxville, TN

We have loved this site for several years. My current first grader insisted on getting it renewed when I let the membership lapse. So glad I did. She has found even more things to enjoy.

—Mother of 6- and 8-year-old girls

Great website for the young minds. My students love the challenges and the rewards they get.

—Pre-K teacher in Birmingham, AL

I have twins … and they have such different personalities and learning abilities. ABCmouse has them thriving and learning and loving to learn, which is great for four-year-olds to love to learn. Thank You!

—Mother of 4-year-old twin girls

My class with children that have special needs LOVE this program. It has been a great way for us to incorporate more math and ELA into our day, while also keeping them interested and fully engaged.

—Special Education Teacher in Keller, TX

ABCmouse has been fantastic. My daughter had been in preschool for 4 months and was struggling to remember letters and did not know their sounds. Within 1 month on ABC mouse she knew all letters and sounds.

—Mother of a 4-year-old girl

 

My daughter was born almost 2 months premature … she is now 4 1/2 and she attends a Head Start program but needs a little extra to help her succeed … ABCmouse is just that! Thank you! I’ve also started my 2-year-old on it as well and she now enjoys to sing along to songs and points out letters!

—Mother of 4- and 2-year-old girls

My son had speech problems and couldn’t say many words. Within the first week using ABCmouse he was saying so many more words. Even trying to say sentences. Its AMAZING! Thank you so much ABCmouse.com!!

—Parent using the ABCmouse Android app

This is a great tool for a toddler. I like that it is easy to navigate and very kid-friendly. The rewards point system has made my child look forward to participate more on the tasks that are given. I also enjoy watching and singing the different tunes for the letter sounding sections. Thank you, ABCmouse.com.

—Father of 4-year-old girl