July 28, 2010—Boston, MA—Kabanga™, a whole-brain learning math program for students in Grades 6-9, is now available to schools. Kabanga™ (http://www.sixredmarbles.com/kabanga/) immerses students in mathematical concepts while engaging them in a fun, interactive role playing experience. Correlated to Core, State, and NCTM learning standards, the program offers more than 30,000 algebraic, arithmetic, and word math problems in eleven topic areas that kids struggle with most, including decimals, fractions, and percents; ratio; equations; and data and probability; as well as financial literacy.

Kabanga™ was developed by Six Red Marbles, an award-winning developer of multi-media teaching materials for McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. The company’s new offerings integrate the latest neuroscience research on how children learn with time-tested traditional teaching methods and interactive online discovery—resulting in fun, engaging learning experiences.

“Middle school is a critical time for kids and math—this is when many kids have difficulties, become frustrated or bored, and give up,” said Jacques Driscoll, CEO of Six Red Marbles. “Kabanga™ engages kids in learning math, so they have positive emotions about it and want to learn, and do, more math. Our goal is to increase not only the student’s aptitude of math, but their attitude towards it; not only their competence, but their confidence.”

Kabanga™ casts the student as owner of his/her own talent agency. Students must secure jobs for their celebrities to keep their businesses viable. To do so, they must apply math concepts, as well as develop and use skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and judgment.

The program features an adaptive curriculum of nine difficulty levels to challenge students based on his/her individual progress. This feature, which includes feedback and instructional coaching, supports differentiated instruction and allows students to have a positive and personalized learning experience.

“Kabanga™ helps kids understand the relevance math has in real life by challenging them to run their own business under unknown circumstances,” said Sarah White, President and founder of Six Red Marbles. “It incorporates the math topics that kids struggle with, but makes it cool and relevant, yet challenging enough to instill confidence as they get more skilled.”

Throughout Kabanga™, students encounter unanticipated events which require decision making, and manage their bank account and cash flow, which enforces financial literacy. A Fast Cash component promotes direct math skill development, and the Leader Board feature promotes healthy competition. The program’s variety and quantity of math problems ensures reinforcement without repetition.

The Teacher Dashboard provides real-time tracking of student progress and mastery of math topics aligned to standards, as well as access to comprehensive reporting. Curriculum integration suggestions are available. Kabanga™ is online and can be accessed anywhere and anytime, helping to foster school and home connections.

For a free trial and pricing information please visit http://www.sixredmarbles.com/kabanga/.

Six Red Marbles is an award-winning provider of educational solutions for the
K–12 market. Founded in 1996, the company has developed hundreds of creative, effective multi-media educational materials for leading publishers including McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Its programs have won awards from the Software & Information Industry Association, Technology & Learning Magazine, and the Association of Educational Publishers. In 2010, the company released its own learning programs based on its trademarked Natural Learning ApproachTM, which uniquely integrates the latest neuroscientific research on learning with time-tested teaching methods and interactive online delivery. The approach – which is sensitive to why we learn, what we learn, when we learn, how we learn and where we learn – creates fun learning environments that inspire kids and put them on personal paths to success. More information is available at http://www.sixredmarbles.com.

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