News

July 15, 2009
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. and Novel Units, Inc. launch new Web sites at www.ecslearningsystems.com, www.testsmart.com, and www.novelunits.com. The sites offer global navigation between three stores and one convenient checkout. With a focus on customer-friendly functionality, the completely redesigned sites offer permanent shopping cart, quick search, free printable content, forums, blogs, case studies, and articles.

August 1, 2008
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. adds Social Studies and Science titles to the widely adopted TAKS MASTER® test-preparation series for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). The new subjects complement a successful existing line of research-based TAKS MASTER® products for reading, writing, and mathematics.

August 1, 2008
Novel Units, Inc. announces 30 new titles for the 2008/2009 season: Fudge-a-Mania, Molly’s Pilgrim/Make a Wish Molly, Baseball in April and Other Stories, Elijah of Buxton, Freedom Train, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Joey Pigza Loses Control, The Kite Rider, Nory Ryan’s Song, Bad Boy: A Memoir, Brian’s Return, The Crossing, Driver’s Ed, Eragon, Flush, Messenger, Milkweed, The Misfits, Red Kayak, Somewhere in the Darkness, The Alchemist, Catch-22, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Fences, The Kite Runner, Like Water for Chocolate, Ordinary People, Sula, and Twelve Angry Men.

January 1, 2008
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. announces a new product in the TestSMART® integrated test-preparation program, TestSMART Learning Modules™. TestSMART Learning Modules provide the solution for seamlessly integrating test preparation into the regular classroom curriculum. Learning Modules are based on sound teaching methods for reading and mathematics. All TestSMART products are research-based.

January 1, 2008
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. announces a new product in the TestSMART® integrated test-preparation program, TestSMART Focus Links™. TestSMART Focus Links provide intensive skill practice for specific reading skills based on both national and state reading standards. All TestSMART products are research-based.

Conferences & Exhibits

Look for our booth at national conferences and exhibits.

International Reading Association (IRA) West
February 21 - 25, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona

National School Supply & Equipment Association (NSSEA)
March 3 - 7, 2009
Dallas, Texas

International Reading Association (IRA) North East
May 3 - 7, 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota