The Language of Learning-PLATO Learning Offers Rosetta Stone® Version 3 to Customers

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:12pm EDT

Industry-leading language solution addresses needs of world language and English
language learners
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUTR), a leading provider of K-adult computer-based
and e-learning solutions, announced today it now offers Rosetta Stone® Classroom
Version 3, delivered via online subscription, and available for immediate order.
Rosetta Stone Classroom is a powerful learning tool that incorporates seamlessly
into a teacher`s overall language learning curriculum. PLATO Learning has
distributed Rosetta Stone products since 2001. 

Rosetta Stone Classroom expands PLATO Learning`s content offering by including
foreign and English language courses in an online subscription format. The
product is ideal for English language learners (ELLs), as well as for
supplemental world language learning. 

"Rosetta Stone represents the `gold standard` for language learning, and we are
proud to be one of their resellers in the education marketplace," said Jamie
Candee, vice president, product management and sales and services effectiveness
for PLATO Learning. "Rosetta Stone Classroom is a media-rich solution that
complements PLATO Learning`s core academic courseware." 

The Rosetta Stone English as a Second Language (ESL) and ELL solutions are
immersion-based and can be integrated into bilingual, dual immersion, or limited
English proficiency programs. Rosetta Stone stands apart because it focuses on
ESL/ESOL learners` innate strengths, using its proprietary "Dynamic Immersion®"
system to move students through a carefully structured sequence of pictures,
encouraging them to associate images they understand with words that they are
learning. 

For foreign language learning, Rosetta Stone Classroom Version 3 offers more
than 20 different languages and can be used to complement classroom teaching or
to allow students to work independently. Rosetta Stone Classroom advances
students to the next level only when they achieve a level of proficiency defined
by the teacher. Features such as speech analysis tools, grammar and spelling
components, and predefined course templates adeptly complement classroom
teaching expertise. 

"PLATO Learning is an effective partner in helping Rosetta Stone place its
language learning software into classrooms throughout the country," said Cathy
Quenzer, western regional director, education for Rosetta Stone. "With PLATO
Learning`s broad customer base and track record as an innovative e-learning
provider, we believe Rosetta Stone Classroom will benefit thousands of language
learners nationwide." 

About PLATO Learning

PLATO Learning is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning
instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula in
reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and job skills.
The Company also offers innovative online assessment and accountability
solutions and standards-based professional development services. With over 6,000
hours of objective-based, problem-solving courseware, plus assessment,
alignment, and curriculum management tools, we create standards-based curricula
that facilitate learning and school improvement. 

PLATO Learning is a publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ. PLATO
Learning educational software, delivered via the Internet and CD-ROM is
primarily marketed to K-12 schools and colleges. The Company also sells to job
training programs, correctional institutions, military education programs, and
corporations. 

PLATO Learning is headquartered at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington,
Minnesota 55437, 952.832.1000 or 800.869.2000. The Company has offices
throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, as well as international
distributors in the United Kingdom and South Africa. For more information,
please visit http://www.plato.com. 

About Rosetta Stone Inc.

Rosetta Stone Inc. is the leading provider of language-learning software.
Acclaimed for the speed, power and effectiveness of its Dynamic Immersion
method, Rosetta Stone has revolutionized language learning. The company was
founded in 1992 on two core beliefs: that the natural way people learn languages
as children remains the most successful method for learning new languages; and
that interactive CD-ROM and online technology can replicate and activate the
immersion method powerfully for learners of any age. The company is based in
Arlington, Va. For more information, visit http://www.RosettaStone.com. 

"Rosetta Stone" and "Dynamic Immersion" are registered trademarks of Rosetta
Stone Ltd. 

Copyright © 2009 PLATO Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. PLATO, Straight
Curve, and Academic Systems are registered trademarks of PLATO Learning, Inc.
PLATO Learning is a trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc. PLATO, Inc. is a PLATO
Learning, Inc. Company. All other company and product names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies. 





PLATO Learning, Inc.
Vin Riera, 760-440-0674
President and CEO
or
Rob Rueckl, 760-440-0674
Vice President and CFO
or
Dave Adams, 760-440-0674
Vice President, Education Strategy and Marketing



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