About Us |
| "Many thanks for your great program! I am a homeschooling mother of a 9 year old with autism and thanks to ClickN READ Phonics she is finally learning how to read! It's very exciting to watch." Helen Baxter, Homeschool Parent, Canberra, Australia |
|
 |
|
 |
 ClickN KIDS Was Created To Marry Education, Technology And Business
ClickN KIDS mission is to become the foremost provider of engaging and highly interactive software and scientific research based curriculums, for use in an online deliverable format. ClickN KIDS is utilizing the power of the Internet to deliver interactive and individualized programs that couple sound instructional design with state-of-the-art technology to deliver instruction unrestricted by geography or time. Our beginning reading program ClickN READ Phonics is regarded by the academic community as cutting edge and the first of its kind. ClickN READ Phonics is a proven concept for teaching children to read and retain with measurable results. |
|
 |
|
 |
|
| |
| Armyn Carabet, CEO And Founder |
|
Mr. Carabet brings a tremendously successful business history to ClickN KIDS. In the last fifteen years Mr. Carabet has owned and operated many successful companies. His experience as an owner, franchisor, franchisee, marketing director and general manager have provided him with the insight, understanding, work ethics and capabilities to successfully lead ClickN KIDS, Inc. His business highlights include: Co-Founder of TyRyMow Affiliated Holdings, a California company with many successful business enterprises, such as Money Mailer Gold Coast, a nationally recognized marketing and direct mail franchise and a former partner and Marketing Director of Norman International Inc., an international import, export and manufacturing company.
Contact Mr. Armie Carabet |
|
|
| |
| Alan Scalone, President, Chief Technology Officer And Founder |
|
Mr. Scalone brings to the Company 24 years of Fortune 100 Corporate tenure. Mr. Scalone began his professional career in 1979 with Honeywell Corporation's Process Control computer division in Phoenix, AZ developing software systems that control paper mills, oil refineries and electric utility plants. Mr. Scalone completed his tenure with Honeywell 10 years later as a Senior Systems Engineer for the division's elite global post sales technical support group. He then took on the task of establishing and managing the hardware and software manufacturing quality assurance departments for Hypercom, Inc. which led to the successful launch and dominate market penetration of their Point of Sale credit card transaction processing product line. After Hypercom, Mr. Scalone accepted a Senior Engineering position in Motorola's Corporate Applications Engineering department where he designed and developed Motorola's worldwide Intranet communications software systems. In 1993, Mr. Scalone formed his own consulting company and for the last 10 years has provided business development services to startup corporations.
Contact Mr. Alan Scalone |
|
|
| |
| J. Ron Nelson, Ph.D., Author ClickN READ Phonics |
|
J. Ron Nelson, Ph.D., consulted with the company during the design and development of ClickN READ Phonics. Dr. Nelson not only authored the reading curriculum, but designed the digital program, ClickN READ Phonics, as well as was given creative control over all aspects of the final delivered product.
Dr. Nelson has a prolific research career that spans 17 years working with our nation's top universities and educators. Dr. Nelson has a national reputation as an effective researcher and received the 2000 Distinguished Initial Career Research Award by the Council for Exceptional Children. He has secured over 14 million dollars of external funding and published more than 100 articles, book chapters, and books that focus on serving children at risk of school failure and research issues. Dr. Nelson has also presented at more than 150 conferences.
Dr. Nelson has extensive training and experience in explicit instructional design principles, applied research methodologies, and risk factor developmental pathways for behavior and learning problems. He has studied the language and reading skills of children with mental health problems (Benner, Nelson, & Epstein, 2002; Nelson, Benner, Lane, & Smith, 2004; Nelson & Roberts, 2000) and identified key learner characteristics that negatively influence the outcomes of literacy interventions (Nelson, Benner, & Gonzalez, 2003).
Contact Dr. J. Ron Nelson |
|
|
| |
| James Highfill, Chief Operations Officer |
|
Mr. Highfill was a co-founder and partner of Gold Coast Partners, a nationwide direct marketing/advertising agency. During his tenure with Gold Coast Partners, Mr. Highfill's contribution was for the expansion of business. Particular focus was with emphasis toward building client relationships with organizations that could benefit from nationwide marketing campaigns. Thereafter, Mr. Highfill worked at Amwest Surety Insurance Company as Lead Analyst and Countrywide Home Loans as a Vice President of Technology. Specifically, he is tasked with alignment of the company's core competencies to the mission and vision of Countrywide. Mr. Highfill looks at the use of technology in supporting sales, banking operations, treasury and A/P functions and, finally, for loan pricing. Mr. Highfill holds both Bachelors of Science and Masters degrees in Finance, Banking and Management.
Contact Mr. James Highfill |
|
|
| |
| Steve Deutsch, Vice President Of Client Relations |
 |
As the Vice-President of Client Relations, Steve brings years of experience and contacts in the entertainment and educational fields to Click N Kids. Being the former President of Zen Media Agency, an interactive agency that created On line and Off-line content using CD ROM/DVD ROM in relation to internet & wireless communications. Some of the those clients that Steve and Zen Media worked with were Warner Bros., The WB Network, 20th Century FOX Television, The Rolling Stones, Symantec, PIMS, Cal State Fullerton, NFL Youth Program and more. Steve is a former associate for Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg (TV Guide/Seventeen Magazine) and works for a National Private Banking Group.
Contact Mr. Steve Deutsch |
|
|
| |
| Felicia Scalone, Vice President Of Affiliate Marketing |
 |
Ms. Scalone brings to ClickN KIDS years of professional experience handling marketing for both large and small companies. Felicia was the Marketing Manager of the highly successful online auction company, BIDZ.com. Felicia's tenure at BIDZ as well as Affiliate Manager of Almond Networks, both being online companies, further qualifies her to serve ClickN KIDS.
Contact Ms. Felicia Scalone |
|
|
| |
| Scott Blackwell, Senior Sound Engineer |
|
As the founder and President of two successful recording companies Scott Blackwell has over 15 years experience in marketing and promoting media and has been awarded 3 Gold and Platinum records for album recordings of Madonna, Taylor Dayne and Debbie Gibson. His internationally distributed labels successfully pioneered un-chartered waters for boutique recording companies.
Contact Mr. Scott Blackwell |
|
|
| |
| Elliot Mebane, Senior Creative Director |
|
Mr. Mebane has developed a diverse and comprehensive skill set that includes classic arts as well as contemporary computer graphics applications and programming. Beginning his career as a photojournalist and photography instructor, while completing his Bachelors at USC School of Fine Arts, he studied design, architecture, business and Multimedia Technologies that led to his accomplished career in Internet development. Following his tenure at the top internet design and development firm iXL, Mr. Mebane started Roguish Consulting, an internet development and consulting firm whose clients include Hilton Hotels, Fox Broadcasting, Amgen, as well as a host of smaller non-profit organizations, celebrities and small business entrepreneurs. He is currently a Board Member of the prestigious Macromedia Flash Users Group for Los Angeles whose membership is comprised of the leading experts on cutting edge integration of Flash and Internet technology.
Contact Mr. Elliot Mebane |
|
|
| |
| Devon Cooley, Software Engineer |
|
Mr. Cooley graduated from DeVry University's Computer Information Systems program. During his education at DeVry, he was Project Manager of Team Thirteen Thirty-Seven, which took first place and the Dean's Award for best CIS Project. Mr. Cooley has been trained over a wide range of disciplines, from web design to database management. He now brings this expertise to ClickN KIDS, developing and maintaining new and ongoing projects.
Contact Mr. Devon Cooley |
|
|
| |
|
|
