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Achiever! Online Assessment & Instruction
    Achiever! is built from your state standards.


Basic math, reading, writing, and vocabulary for struggling learners.

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Company Mission:
Engage Students & Provide Instant Customer Service

Brainchild has established a strong track record of helping thousands of schools make AYP and win awards for dramatic increases in scores on state tests.

Brainchild makes tools to engage all students. Struggling students have a variety of learning styles and disabilities. We make products that help these students find success. They have unlimited, self-paced instructional opportunities. When they learn they can help themselves, they are empowered and engaged.

Brainchild is passionate about customer service. Our success depends on the results we help you achieve. All phone calls are answered by people who care. We have no phone menus or voice recordings! You get help and information immediately. At Brainchild, you can talk to the developers, or talk to Jeff Cameron, the president, for immediate action and assistance.

Company History

Brainchild was founded in 1992 when it created the first handheld tutor for students, the PLS-1000. In 1999, Brainchild's online summative assessment for state standards was introduced. On some days, one million students per hour used the system.

In 2003, the Achiever! formative assessment system for state-specific test preparation and instruction on state standards was developed. It provides unlimited instruction customized to each state's learning standards. This gives educators easy and effective ways to measure and assess student progress throughout the school year. You can intervene early and often, and adjust instruction in areas where students are struggling.

In 2005, Brainchild introduced the Study Buddy, a color electronic tutor with multimedia instruction and larger memory capacity. Study Buddy offers offline practice with the same content and multimedia instruction found on Achiever!

Texas A & M Graduate School Math Study

Texas A & M Graduate School of Education selected "at-risk" grade 4 students for the study, defined as those who scored under the 50th percentile on the TAKS test. A control group received conventional math instruction. The experimental (Brainchild) group added Brainchild handheld tutors to their instruction. The control group's average score went from 55% to 59%. The Brainchild group's went from 55% to 87%.


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College of New Jersey
Reading Study

At New Jersey Graduate School of Education, a Houghton Mifflin reading test was given. The students were then divided into two groups: the control was those who scored in the upper half, with a mean score of 85%. The Brainchild group was the "at-risk" half of the students, who had a mean score of 47%. Brainchild products were added to the lower half -scoring group. In the post test, the control group mean score went from 85% to 86%. The Brainchild group mean score went from 47% to 63%, a 40% improvement.


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JROTC Research

This study was completed to determine whether a high school population of struggling learners would raise their academic achievement through the use of Brainchild handheld tutors. Students from 44 schools nationwide participated during a 2-month period. JROTC instructors recorded the scoring information.

Students showed increases in mastery of 4 subject areas.


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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Evaluation

Children's Village Academy was part of a study by the NC DPI. This school made AYP, meeting 13 of 13 AYP targets.

"For those third grade students who were required to attend summer school in conjunction with the No Child Left Behind initiative, EOG Achiever! was a Godsend. Through daily use of EOG Achiever! they all passed their test and will advance to their next grade level. Our staff is totally elated and will continue to give Brainchild high marks in the substantial part it has played in our program."

- Cynthia Williams, Testing and Curriculum Coordinator, Children's Village Academy, North Carolina


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Barbara Jordan Elementary

This school focused on subgroups to close gaps and raise achievement. Its rating went from "Recognized" to "Exemplary" Subsequently, the district used the strategy in 32 schools.

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Centro Campesino
Successful 21st CCLC Program Provides Data-Driven Instruction

Centro Campesino rotates students through 3 learning stations to provide variety of instruction. They keep students engaged.

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Children's Village Academy
Kinston, NC

Children's Village Academy shows three years of steady growth on North Carolina's EOG Tests using EOG Achiever!

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St. Mary's Academy
Texas

St. Mary's Academy doubled its TAKS Science scores, and had 99% of students pass the TAKS retest in summer school.

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Edward Brownlee
Principal of the Year
NABSE Educator Award

Hillcrest Continuation High School started using Achiever! 3 years ago and has achieved continuous growth in student Achievement as measured by the CAHSEE high school test, and California's Academic Performance Index.

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Views from Educators & Students

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High At-Risk Population at Barbara Jordan Elementary School in Ector County, TX reaches "Exemplary Status" with help of web Achiever!
DALLAS. July 22, 2010

With the use of data to inform, assess and individualize instruction with their at risk students, teachers relied on Achiever! to determine individual areas of need to help fill in knowledge gaps and reach top honors.

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Haitian Students Entering Florida Schools Have Help with Brainchild
MIAMI, Florida. March 23, 2010

With the influx of Haitian students coming into schools, such as Miami William High School, Study Buddies offer instruction, confidence and comfort in their native language, Haitian Creole.

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Education Technology Vendor
WICHITA FALLS, TX. April 8, 2010

Brainchild Earns Approval as Education Technology Vendor for Texas School Districts.

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Brainchild Academy Concept
Orlando, FL. January 13, 2010

Brainchild Academy Concept Employs Multimodal, Data-driven Instruction for Struggling Students.

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Brainchild Achiever! Habla Español
Orlando, FL. January 12, 2010

Bilingual Version of Achiever! Helps Struggling Students.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 6, 2009

Brainchild announced today that TCAP Achiever! online assessment and instruction resource has been newly aligned to the new and more rigorous Tennessee Curriculum Standards that students will face in the 2010 TCAP.

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Study Buddy Review
Multimedia & Internet @ Schools

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Summer Enrichment Program Gives Migrant Students Help with Math
The Monitor, July 6th, 2009

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Brainchild's Study Buddy System Leads to Rapid Growth in Texas, Florida and Southern States
eSchool News, San Antonio, TX - June 17, 2009

Brainchild reported today that May 2009 sales for its education products including Study Buddy and its related assessment resources topped $1 million. Most of those sales came from current users who have seen measurable improvement in student test scores and are meeting AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress).

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Brainchild Has the Answer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Brainchild is getting rave reviews from teachers and middle school students as they learn the reading, math, grammar, spelling and vocabulary skills.

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Brainchild's Study Buddy, an educational version of Nintendo's Game Boy has hit Buddy Taylor Middle School and the principal is reporting that pupils love to learn
news-journalonline.com
Palm Coast, Florida

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West Carroll Students in Atwood, Tennessee Receive Study Buddies to Augment their Classroom Work.
The Jackson Sun

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Electronic "Gadget" Helps Searcy Teacher
The Daily Citizen
Searcy, Arkansas - February 2, 2009

The Study Buddy helps students go back over math and science lessons and is like private tutoring, only it doesn't take up Pietzman's time with only one student. While the Study Buddy is reviewing facts with a student, Mr. Pietzman can be reviewing a different lesson with another student or class, effectively doubling his efficiency.

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Association Conference Name State Dates Location Venue
Middle Tennessee Federal Directors Middle Tennessee Federal Directors Conference TN September 1-3, 2010 Murfreesboro Embassy Suites
Statewide Advocacy Network on Disabilities SPARK 2010 FL September 11, 2010 Largo Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School
West Virginia Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Quad State Conference WV September 15-17, 2010 Charleston Charleston Marriott Town Center
Florida Afterschool Alliance Reach for the Stars - Celebrating Afterschool FL September 28 - October 1, 2010 Orlando Coronado Springs Resort, Walt Disney World
Texas ASCD Annual Conference Texas ASCD TX October 24 - 26, 2010 Houston Westin Galleria
Texas Education Service Center - Region 2 Texas ESC Region 2 TX November 9, 2010 Corpus Christi Educational Service Center
Florida Educational Technology Conference FETC 2011 FL January 31 - February 3, 2011 Orlando Orange County Convention Center
National Title 1 Association 2011 National Title 1 Conference FL January 31 - February 3, 2011 Tampa Tampa Convention Center
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Introduction to Brainchild
Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!
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