JAN M WASOWICZ
Speech Language Pathology at Hamilton St, Evanston, IL
License number
Florida 8089
Issued Date
Jun 17, 2005
Effective Date
Jan 3, 2008
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 2007
Category
Health Care
Type
Speech-Language Pathologist
Address
Address
2
207 Hamilton St, Evanston, IL 60202
7128 Timberland Cir, Naples, FL 34109
7128 Timberland Cir, Naples, FL 34109
Professional information
Assessment Of Spelling And Related Skills
US Patent:
6676412, Jan 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct 6, 2000
Appl. No.:
09/684570
Inventors:
Julie J. Masterson - Springfield MO
Kenn Apel - Bellingham WA
Jan Wasowicz - Evanston IL
Kenn Apel - Bellingham WA
Jan Wasowicz - Evanston IL
Assignee:
Learning by Design, Inc. - Evanston IL
International Classification:
G09B 1100
US Classification:
434169, 434307 R, 704 1
Abstract:
A method of spelling assessment includes identifying misspelled words; describing error patterns; analyzing, for a given spelling error, whether the target word is a base word or is derived or inflected; and assessing the students phonological awareness, visual orthographic memory, orthographic knowledge, and morphological awareness skills based thereon. An embodiment of the method comprises aligning the students misspelling with the corresponding letters in the correctly spelled target word. An apparatus implements the method.
Jan Wasowicz
Location:
Evanston, Illinois
Industry:
Primary/Secondary Education
Awards:
Teachers Choice Awards
Learning Magazine
The Learning Magazine award was given to those products that showcase practical, hands-on tools to better assist teachers in the classroom. Earobics® Step 1 Home software was one of only 33 products awarded this distinction out of over 400 submissions.
7th Annual Best Children’s Educational Software Awards BESSIES
ComputED Learning Lab
The ComputED Learning Lab's award recognizes innovative and content-rich programs which are appropriate for family purchase on the retail market. Earobics® Step 1 and 2 won in the "Special Education" category. Winners were selected from titles submitted by software publishers from around the world.
Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing - Finalist
The Association of Educational Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers, an independent professional organization dedicated to supporting the growth of educational publishing and its positive impact on learning and teaching, selected Earobics® 1 for Adolescent and Adults as a winner of the in the Educational Technology Curricular Software - High School division.
EDDIEs Award for Outstanding Software
The ComputED Gazette
The ComputED Gazette selected Earobics® 1 for Adolescents & Adults as winner in the Fifth Annual Education Software Review Awards (Eddies). ComputED Learning Lab is California's premier computer learning facility for children and adults. The EDDIE award recognizes the best quality educational software available for use by educators on a national scale.
Awards Portfolio 2000
Media & Methods Magazine
The Media & Methods Magazine judges selected Earobics® Step 2 based on clarity of educational purpose, content and interest level.
SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) Grant
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
“Software for Assessment of Phonological Processing” $98,775 Phase I award by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
Parents Choice Award
The Parents Choice seal of approval was awarded to Earobics® Step 2 for its production, education and entertainment values
Only the Best Software Award
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development selected Earobics® Step 1 for inclusion in its 1999-2000 edition of Only the Best: The Annual Guide to the Highest-Rated Educational Software and Multimedia. This honor is given to less than 5% of all educational software. Only the Best is an annual reference containing information on software programs and multimedia applications that have received "excellent" ratings from prestigious evaluation agencies such as the American Library Association, Children's Software Revue, and the Association of Educational Publishers.
The Review Corner’s Award of Excellence
The Review Corner
Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics Step 2 won the highest “Award of Excellence” rating from The Review Corner on the Geocities website.
EDDIEs Award for Outstanding Software
The ComputED Gazette
The EDDIE award recognizes the educational software for use by educators on a national scale. Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 were selected as winners in the Fourth Annual Education.
Award of Excellence
Technology & Learning
Earobics® Step 1 was awarded Technology & Learning’s Award of Excellence for its solid methodology.
Distinguished Achievement Award for Curricular Pre-School Software
The Association of Educational Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers, an independent professional organization dedicated to supporting the growth of educational publishing and its and its positive impact on learning and teaching, selected Earobics® Step 1 as a winner in the Educational Technology Curricular Software – Early Childhood division.
Dr. Toy’s Best Summer Vacation Products Award 1999
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products Award 1998
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
Dr. Toy’s 10 Best CDs Award 1998
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching-Nominee
Elmhurst College
This award indicates a strong vote of confidence in a teacher’s contributions to the education of Elmhurst College students. Faculty members are nominated by student organizations, and a final decision is made by members of the Faculty Development Committee. Each year, two faculty members are selected.
Dissertation Year Grant Award
Northwestern University
Ecklmann-Taylor Award for Outstanding Performance in Speech Pathology and Audiology
Illinois State University
Learning Magazine
The Learning Magazine award was given to those products that showcase practical, hands-on tools to better assist teachers in the classroom. Earobics® Step 1 Home software was one of only 33 products awarded this distinction out of over 400 submissions.
7th Annual Best Children’s Educational Software Awards BESSIES
ComputED Learning Lab
The ComputED Learning Lab's award recognizes innovative and content-rich programs which are appropriate for family purchase on the retail market. Earobics® Step 1 and 2 won in the "Special Education" category. Winners were selected from titles submitted by software publishers from around the world.
Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing - Finalist
The Association of Educational Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers, an independent professional organization dedicated to supporting the growth of educational publishing and its positive impact on learning and teaching, selected Earobics® 1 for Adolescent and Adults as a winner of the in the Educational Technology Curricular Software - High School division.
EDDIEs Award for Outstanding Software
The ComputED Gazette
The ComputED Gazette selected Earobics® 1 for Adolescents & Adults as winner in the Fifth Annual Education Software Review Awards (Eddies). ComputED Learning Lab is California's premier computer learning facility for children and adults. The EDDIE award recognizes the best quality educational software available for use by educators on a national scale.
Awards Portfolio 2000
Media & Methods Magazine
The Media & Methods Magazine judges selected Earobics® Step 2 based on clarity of educational purpose, content and interest level.
SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) Grant
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
“Software for Assessment of Phonological Processing” $98,775 Phase I award by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
Parents Choice Award
The Parents Choice seal of approval was awarded to Earobics® Step 2 for its production, education and entertainment values
Only the Best Software Award
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development selected Earobics® Step 1 for inclusion in its 1999-2000 edition of Only the Best: The Annual Guide to the Highest-Rated Educational Software and Multimedia. This honor is given to less than 5% of all educational software. Only the Best is an annual reference containing information on software programs and multimedia applications that have received "excellent" ratings from prestigious evaluation agencies such as the American Library Association, Children's Software Revue, and the Association of Educational Publishers.
The Review Corner’s Award of Excellence
The Review Corner
Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics Step 2 won the highest “Award of Excellence” rating from The Review Corner on the Geocities website.
EDDIEs Award for Outstanding Software
The ComputED Gazette
The EDDIE award recognizes the educational software for use by educators on a national scale. Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 were selected as winners in the Fourth Annual Education.
Award of Excellence
Technology & Learning
Earobics® Step 1 was awarded Technology & Learning’s Award of Excellence for its solid methodology.
Distinguished Achievement Award for Curricular Pre-School Software
The Association of Educational Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers, an independent professional organization dedicated to supporting the growth of educational publishing and its and its positive impact on learning and teaching, selected Earobics® Step 1 as a winner in the Educational Technology Curricular Software – Early Childhood division.
Dr. Toy’s Best Summer Vacation Products Award 1999
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products Award 1998
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
Dr. Toy’s 10 Best CDs Award 1998
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program
The Dr. Toy’s Children’s Awards Program, an international awards program sponsored by the Institute for Childhood Resources, has repeatedly selected Earobics® Step 1 and Earobics® Step 2 for their combination of exceptional educational value and high playability.
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching-Nominee
Elmhurst College
This award indicates a strong vote of confidence in a teacher’s contributions to the education of Elmhurst College students. Faculty members are nominated by student organizations, and a final decision is made by members of the Faculty Development Committee. Each year, two faculty members are selected.
Dissertation Year Grant Award
Northwestern University
Ecklmann-Taylor Award for Outstanding Performance in Speech Pathology and Audiology
Illinois State University
Certifications:
Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulations
Grades K-9 Elementary Classroom Teaching Certification (Type 73) with Speech-Language Endorsement, State Teacher Certification Board of Illinois
Grades 6-12 Secondary Classroom Teaching Certification (Type 73) with Speech-Language Endorsement, State Teacher Certification Board of Illinois
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulations
Grades K-9 Elementary Classroom Teaching Certification (Type 73) with Speech-Language Endorsement, State Teacher Certification Board of Illinois
Grades 6-12 Secondary Classroom Teaching Certification (Type 73) with Speech-Language Endorsement, State Teacher Certification Board of Illinois
Interactive Sound Awareness Skills Improvement System And Method
US Patent:
6146147, Nov 14, 2000
Filed:
Mar 13, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/039194
Inventors:
Jan Wasowicz - Evanston IL
Assignee:
Cognitive Concepts, Inc. - Evanston IL
International Classification:
G09B 500
US Classification:
434169
Abstract:
An interactive phonological and auditory skills improvement system is provided. The system includes a microprocessor, a display connected to the microprocessor, and a speaker connected to the microprocessor. Phonological game logic is run on the microprocessor, the phonological game logic provides at least one audible sound through the speaker and a phonological test regarding said at least one sound. A user responds to the phonological test which is graphically displayed on the display screen using an input device. Auditory game logic is also run on the microprocessor. The auditory game logic provides at least one audible sound through the speaker and an auditory test regarding said at least one sound. The user must respond to the auditory test using the input device. The auditory test is also graphically displayed on the display screen.
Educational Method And Device
US Patent:
2006016, Jul 27, 2006
Filed:
Jan 27, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/044088
Inventors:
Michael Ellis - Keller TX, US
Edward Kost - Sacramento CA, US
Jan Wasowicz - Evanston IL, US
Edward Kost - Sacramento CA, US
Jan Wasowicz - Evanston IL, US
International Classification:
G09B 19/04
US Classification:
434185000, 434317000
Abstract:
A teaching apparatus for students, having a lab unit with a top face, a plurality of manipulable indicator tiles, each tile having a character printing area containing an indication mark and having an identifier chip; tile-reader pockets on the top face; a touch screen and stylus; and a liquid crystal display screen, so that the lab unit can scan and recognize an identifier chip in an indicator tile placed in a tile-reader pocket and the lab unit can teach and assess through means of the speakers and graphic panel/touch screen.