20 files found in Library "language arts (reading, grammar, spelling)"

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ACERD40.ZIP Yes 736406 12/15/1998
AceReader 4.0 helps teach you to read faster
both on and off your computer. This includes
reading/comprehension tests broken out by
grade levels. It utilizes two technologies:
Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP), and
Tachistoscopic Scroll Presentation. This is
designed for use by all ages, from
professionals to children. Requires Win95.
(StepWare, Inc.) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $25)
BLPNCH10.ZIP Yes 2238525 2/8/1999
Business Letter Punch 1.00 helps users write
effective business letters. The program
teaches four different types of letters:
persuasion, request, complaint/response, and
social business. Students go through the
process of constructing a letter they would
write in a business environment. Requires
Win95/98/NT. (Merit Audio Visual) (ASP)
(Reg.Fee: $44)
BWPNCH10.ZIP Yes 764557 4/29/1998
Business Writing Punch 1.00 is a
business-oriented writing tutor that helps
users learn to write effective paragraphs
that persuade, describe, explain, organize,
or direct. Choosing from a menu of topics,
users develop an idea and write their own
topic sentence, body, and conclusion. Program
prompts guide users step by step through
pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing,
rewriting, and publishing. (Merit Audio
Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $49)
DSBEE153.ZIP Yes 2121223 2/7/1999
Dynamic Spelling Bee (16-bit) 1.53 can
produce random spelling lists and dynamically
adjusts a 22,000 word spelling dictionary to
eliminate mastered words. Features include
the production of a failure list, auto level
mode, online help, and a sound option. (Peter
Richards) (Reg.Fee: $20)
EC98_11.ZIP Yes 3699382 11/17/1998
English College 98.11 is a course that helps
identify student weaknesses in English. It
keeps score, and provides detailed assistance
when it is necessary. The built-in
"Ask-a-Question" editor allows students to
ask the online instructor a question, and
automatically records exactly where the
student is in a test or lesson, to provide
targeted responses. Requires Win95/NT.
(ChalkSoft) (Reg.Fee: $145)
EPUNCH10.ZIP Yes 2260204 2/8/1999
Essay Punch 1.00 helps students who already
know how to write a paragraph to write a
short essay. Students learn the techniques of
expository writing - to persuade, inform, or
describe. Choosing from a menu of topics,
students develop an idea and write their own
short essay, consisting of an introduction, a
two- to three-paragraph body and a
conclusion. (Merit Audio Visual) (ASP)
(Reg.Fee: $44)
GRMSLM20.ZIP Yes 513634 1/19/1999
Grammar Slammer (32-bit) 2.0 is a program for
announcing your web page in hundreds of
search engines. This can greatly increase
your web traffic. All your promotion
information can be saved into project files.
This is compact and easy to use. (James Bair)
(ASP) (Reg.Fee: $25-$39)
PPUNCH30.ZIP Yes 762338 4/25/1998
Paragraph Punch for Windows 3.0 is a writing
tutor that helps students learn different
ways to write an effective paragraph: through
reasons, details, sequence, example, and
cause and effects. Choosing from a menu of
topics, they develop an idea, and write their
own topic sentence, body, and conclusion.
Finished work may be saved to a disk or
transferred to a word processing program.
This is for grades 6 - 10. (Merit Audio
Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $44)
PPUNCH31.ZIP Yes 2233194 2/8/1999
Paragraph Punch for Windows (32-bit) 3.1 is a
writing tutor that helps students learn
different ways to write an effective
paragraph: through reasons, details,
sequence, example, and cause and effects.
Choosing from a menu of topics, they develop
an idea, and write their own topic sentence,
body, and conclusion. Finished work may be
saved to a disk or transferred to a word
processing program. This is for grades 6 -
10. (Merit Audio Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $44)
RCNFCP10.ZIP Yes 1272816 4/25/1998
Reading Critically: Non-Fiction (Level 8 -
11) 1.0 trains students to read non-fiction
material critically. Students develop the
ability to answer inference and factual
questions through a variety of exercises,
including writing their own sentences. The
program provides interactive prompts and
voice vocabulary. If students are having
difficulty, they are given context clues and
help words. (Merit Audio Visual) (ASP)
(Reg.Fee: $44+)
RCNFXX10.ZIP Yes 1200182 4/29/1998
Reading Critically: Non-Fiction (Level 5 - 8)
1.0 trains students to read non-fiction
material critically. Students develop the
ability to answer inference and factual
questions through a variety of exercises,
including writing their own sentences. The
program provides interactive prompts and
voice vocabulary. If students are having
difficulty, they are given context clues and
help words. (Merit Audio Visual) (ASP)
(Reg.Fee: $44+)
RSPL3210.ZIP Yes 873749 12/10/1998
Ray's Spelling and Word Games (32-bit) 2.0
provides a great way for your child to learn
weekly spellings as well as improve reading,
vocabulary and logic. The spelling section is
incredibly easy to use and has learning,
practice and test options. Your voice is
recorded and automatically played back from
within the program. This comes complete with
two challenging and enjoyable word games with
a range of difficulty levels. (Ray Le
Couteur) (Reg.Fee: $20)
RWRSXX10.ZIP Yes 899768 4/25/1998
Real World Reading Skills (Level 4 - 6) 1.00
helps students improve their literacy and
comprehension of basic texts. They read short
texts about everyday situations and perform a
variety of exercises which guide them to
answer questions, including writing a
complete sentence. The program provides
interactive prompts and voice vocabulary.
(Merit Audio Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $44+)
SPELLB35.ZIP Yes 2211382 4/25/1998
Spelling Bee 3.5 is a spelling tutor for
Win95 that helps create spelling lists. Other
features include the ability to segregate
spelling lists by school grades, timed
testing, a scoreboard that displays the
percentage correct, and more. (Bob Nickles)
(Reg.Fee: $23)
SPELLW10.ZIP Yes 3443366 9/12/1998
Animated Spelling 1.00 provides two
educational spelling games - a matching game
where the child can hear the word and then
match it to a word on the screen, and a
spelling game where the student hears the
word, then spells it. Help is given as needed
to help the child spell the word correctly.
As each word is completed a piece is added to
a picture, after ten correct words the
picture becomes animated. (Tom Gunthery, IV)
(ASP) (Reg.Fee: $20)
VOCAB14.ZIP Yes 273866 3/19/1999
VocaBox 1.4 is a foreign language vocabulary
trainer. It uses the principle of a box with
cards, and as you learn more words the ones
you are proficient in will not be asked as
often. (Arnold Willemer) (Reg.Fee: $15)
VOCTRN15.ZIP Yes 2713123 1/6/1999
Vocabulary Trainer 1.5 allows you to increase
your vocabulary skills by studying and taking
tests on weekly lists of words. This version
contains sample word lists for the months of
January through April. Requires Windows. (Bob
Nickles) (Reg.Fee: $19.95)
WAREAD31.ZIP Yes 2234664 2/8/1999
Writing About Reading 3.1 is a writing tutor
that teaches students how to organize their
thoughts and write an effective paragraph
about material they have read. Students work
independently, developing an idea into a
topic sentence, body, and conclusion. Steps
to finished original paragraphs include pre-
writing, writing, organizing, editing,
rewriting, and publishing. (Merit Audio
Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $49)
WRFBIZ12.ZIP Yes 2236679 2/8/1999
Writing for Business 1.2 is a
business-oriented writing tutor that helps
users learn to write effective paragraphs
that persuade, describe, explain, organize,
or direct. Choosing from a menu of topics,
users develop an idea and write their own
topic sentence, body, and conclusion. The
program prompts users step by step through
pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing,
rewriting, and publishing. Requires Win95/98.
(Merit Audio Visual) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $44)