Imagine Learning Acquires Winsor Learning, Launches Imagine Ascend Special Education Courseware
- By Kate Lucariello
- 02/21/23
K–12
digital curriculum provider Imagine
Learning has acquired K–12 reading support company
Winsor
Learning to address the needs of over 7 million
students with disabilities across the United States. It has launched an
initiative called Imagine Ascend, a program that will use digital
courseware and virtual instructors to teach special education
students.
Winsor
brings to the table its structured
literacy Sonday System, which uses the
Orton-Gillingham
multisensory reading approach for dyslexic and at-risk
students. The company describes it as “a simple, cost-effective
tool for K–12 educators to identify and quickly intervene with
struggling readers.” It can be used by experienced educators and
volunteer tutors.
“We’ve seen first-hand the impact of pandemic-driven learning
loss and have heard directly from our education partners that they
require specialized curriculum to address the needs of students with
disabilities who have been disproportionately impacted,” said
Jonathan Grayer, chairman and CEO of Imagine Learning. “We are
especially excited to welcome the Winsor Learning team to Imagine
Learning…. We believe there is significant opportunity to expand
Winsor’s product set across our footprint as we create digital
supplements to complement their existing offerings.”
More
details can be found on the Imagine Ascend page.
About the Author
Kate Lucariello is a former newspaper editor, EAST Lab high school teacher and college English teacher.