AssistiveWare and N2Y now offer 4 reading levels in News-2-You iPad app

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AssistiveWare and N2Y now offer 4 reading levels in News-2-You iPad app - Published on 08/26/14

AssistiveWare and N2Y today announces News-2-You 2.0, an update to their popular symbol-supported newspaper for iPad. News-2-You connects students to the world with symbol-supported news and includes articles, puzzles, jokes and recipes. The app is designed for teaching and expanding literacy skills, from basic awareness of symbols and print, to reading fluently with comprehension. To support children of all ages and skill levels, the major update now includes four reading levels each week.

Amsterdam, Netherlands - Today AssistiveWare and N2Y announced the release of version 2.0 of the popular symbol-supported newspaper News-2-You app for iPad. The News-2-You newspaper is designed for teaching and expanding literacy skills, from basic awareness of symbols and print to reading fluently with comprehension. To support children of all ages and skill levels, the major update now includes four reading levels each week.

"When we released version 1 last year we were overwhelmed with the positive feedback on the app from teachers and parents alike," said David Niemeijer, CEO and founder of AssistiveWare. "We are excited that with version 2 we are now able to offer all four reading levels of this amazing educational resource on iPad."

News-2-You connects student to the world with symbol-supported news and includes articles, puzzles, jokes and recipes. The news can be read using one of the 30 free Text to Speech voices, including specialty and children's voices. The News-2-You app offers multi-user support. Just as all other settings, one of four reading levels can be selected per student and also reading progress and answers to exercises are tracked individually.

"We had our customer's needs in mind when we developed the initial News-2-You app," said John Standal Vice President of Sales and Marketing for n2y. "The goal with this updated release is to take our customers feedback from version 1 and incorporate it into version 2, making the app easier to use and an effective classroom tool."

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* 246 MB

Pricing and Availability:
News-2-You 2.0 is Free, includes a sample edition to explore all features, and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. Version 2.0 is a free update for existing users. New customers can purchase a News-2-You subscription or single edition from within the News-2-You app or if they already own a web-based News-2-You subscription they can use the app at no costs to access the same content on iPad.

AssistiveWare: http://www.assistiveware.com
News-2-You 2.0: http://www.assistiveware.com/product/news-2-you
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/news-2-you/id602677864
Screenshot 1: http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/0f/ef/ae/0fefaec3-2d83-4478-171e-e46d6b1e8959/screen480x480.jpeg
Screenshot 2: http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/44/ca/45/44ca45e7-1f87-0a7a-1909-e79392037c85/screen480x480.jpeg
App icon: http://download.assistiveware.com/news-2-you/media/N2Y-Icon-512.png


AssistiveWare(R), a leading innovator of assistive technology software for iOS and Mac OS X with over 125,000 customers worldwide, is committed to collaborating with the global community to make a difference in peoples lives. The company's flagship product, Proloquo2Go(R), is an award-winning Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that provides a "voice" for people who have difficulty speaking or cannot speak at all. Founded in 2000, AssistiveWare was the first company to deliver universal access to Mac OS X with its award-winning KeyStrokes(TM) on-screen keyboard and the first to create genuine children's Text to Speech voices. Focused on its vision to empower people through innovative technology, AssistiveWare offers a wide-range of assistive technology products and services. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 AssistiveWare B.V. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.


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