"The Word Power Challenge provides students with essential building blocks
for effective communications -- and a great vocabulary boosts reading
comprehension and improves test scores," said Kathleen Bordelon, executive
director of the Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge.

The top ten finalists will compete in the championship round on Tuesday,
April 25.com.

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The Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando(R), A Loews Hotel, is the
official hotel of the Challenge and a sponsor of the championship to be held
at Universal Studios, where the state champions will compete for $50,000 in
college scholarships. "The combined use of an instructor's voice and
handwriting to explain problems that are similar to those found in textbooks
helps increase learning and understanding of math concepts.

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Schools are encouraged to enroll now for next year's
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said Edmund Fish, Senior Vice President + General Manager of AOL Premium and
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, Al Roker, NBC Today
Show co-host and feature reporter , will again lead the national championship
round as quizmaster for the fourth annual Reader's Digest National Word Power
Challenge(SM), an educational outreach program of Reader's Digest magazine.
In March, the top 100 6th, 7th and 8th grade winners will compete at the state
level for a trip to the finals. The first place winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship. The company values the hard work and dedication of America's teachers
and their students.com/stepbystepmath) provides math students with cost-effective and
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BIC, a leading international distributor of stationery products in more
than 160 countries worldwide, is a sponsor of the state and national
championships . Universal Orlando Resort also includes CityWalk, a 30-acre dining,
shopping and live-entertainment venue as well as three premier on-site Loews
hotels and world-class film and television production facilities. "AOL is highly regarded among parents and teachers as a
safe and user-friendly online environment for students. All learning
modules are created by certified math teachers in Academy123 's proprietary
Listen and View(TM) multimedia format, featuring the teacher's actual voice
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Middle School Students Compete for $50,000 In College Scholarships

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Second and third place winners will receive college scholarships of $15,000
and $10,000, respectively.
A television special based on the Reader's Digest National Word Power
Challenge will be produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., Academy123, an
innovative provider of multimedia education solutions, today announced a
partnership with AOL(R) Learning Services to provide the technology and
content for a new math homework help service that features real teachers
demonstrating math concepts and solving math problems similar to those found
in 32 textbooks from leading publishers in Advanced Math, pre-Algebra,
Algebra I + II, and Geometry.
"We're thrilled that AOL has recognized the value that Academy123's rich
content and unique technology can bring to enriching the learning experience
of math students at all grade levels," said Johannes Larcher , Academy123's
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The 750-room Portofino Bay Hotel opened in September 1999 as the premier
luxury property at Universal Orlando Resort, offering the utmost in European
style and elegance . Complete with cobblestone streets, outdoor cafes and
trompe l'oeil painting, the hotel is a re -creation of the famed Mediterranean
seaside village of Portofino, Italy."
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State Champions and their teacher-escorts win an all-expense -paid trip to
the Portofino Bay Hotel for the opening round of competition on Monday, April
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BIC
For more than 50 years, BIC has honored the tradition of providing
high-quality , affordable products to consumers everywhere. Through this
unwavering dedication, BIC has become one of the most recognized brands in the
world.com.

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It is for this reason BIC has chosen to sponsor the
Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge.

Reader's Digest
Based on the popular "Word Power" feature in Reader's Digest, the most
widely read magazine in the world, the Reader's Digest National Word Power
Challenge is an educational outreach program of Reader's Digest Association,
Inc.