CLOWNSP.ZIP 410681 10-03-95 Clown Spell helps increase spelling skills | for children and adults. Random animated | pictures are displayed for you to identify | and spell. Each time you guess wrong the | clown gets another balloon, and five balloons | spell trouble. Requires a Windows-compatible | sound card and a mouse. This version has | frequent nag screens. (Nissen Ventures) | (Reg.Fee: $10) FUNSPELL.ZIP 436541 05-02-95 FunSpell 1.0 is a talking spelling tutor for | WIN31. It uses WAV files that you record with | your sound card to pronounce each word for | the student to spell. It also keeps an event | log to monitor a student's progress. Ten | assorted "praise" sound files and five | "wrong" sound files are included. (Kent | Reisdorph) (Reg.Fee: $15) GRAMXPT.ZIP 112051 03-22-94 Grammar Expert 1.02 is a reference for the | rules of English grammar, punctuation, and | effective writing. It contains many practical | answers, guidelines, and advice on thousands | of grammar-related points for business, | writers, students, and people learning | English as a second language. (Phil Comeau) | (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $30) GRIFF_SS.ZIP 1355010 12-19-94 Griffin's Speaking Speller 1.01 drills your | child on a list of up to 20 spelling words. | It will display the word, then audibly spell | it out one letter at a time. If the word is | correctly spelled, a portion of a "mystery | picture" will be revealed. It the word is | spelled incorrectly, it will be presented | again later. Requires WIN31 and 256-color | video. A sound card is required for the audio | features. (Joey Robichaux) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: | $10-$20) HANGJR1.ZIP 262231 09-01-93 Hangman Jr. 1.00 is a graphic spelling game | for children ages 5 to 9. It displays a | colorful picture of an animal, and the child | must choose the letters that correctly spell | the animal's name. A positive rewarding | message appears upon spelling completion. You | can also create your own graphics/word list. | (Lori Alston) (Reg.Fee: $14) KIDSP11.ZIP 22432 12-27-92 KidSpell 1.1 is a Windows spelling program | for children. It associates words in a list | with a bitmap. Several word list/bitmap | combinations are provided, including the | alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors. There | are three different games available, and you | can create your own customized word lists and | associate bitmap files with them. (Yasunari | Tosa) (Reg.Fee: $1) KIDWARE.ZIP 139646 11-04-93 Kidware 2.10 contains several educational | word and number games for Windows. Wordwiz | lets players try to unscramble a five-letter | word. Deal A Fortune is patterned after Wheel | of Fortune. Both of these games allow you to | add your own words to the dictionary. Numero | is a number pattern guessing game. Other | games include Stones, a logic/strategy game; | Fun Times, a multiple choice quiz; | Typewriter, keyboard practice; and Pie | Charts, an intro to presentation graphics. | Requires VBRUN300. (WordSmith Document Design | Inc.) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $20) LL_ABC20.ZIP 1236609 01-24-95 Living Letters ABC's 2.0 is a colorful and | entertaining introduction to the alphabet for | young children. It displays several pictures | (including some 256-color photographs) for | the letters A-K, then spells and pronounces | the word in digitized children's voices. | Other features include a MIDI soundtrack, a | "find the missing letter" game where the | child must supply the starting letter of a | word, and the ability to add your own sounds. | Requires WIN31, a hard disk, and a sound | card. (You must use the -d option when | unzipping this program to recreate the proper | directory structure.) (Larry Beal) (Reg.Fee: | $18) MABC10.ZIP 390725 12-22-94 Michelle's ABCs 1.0b provides a unique way to | teach children ages 2-6 the alphabet. It | provides squares with letters on them, and | the child must either find the letter on the | keyboard or use the mouse to click on the | letter. With each correct response, a piece | of a picture is revealed. Other features | include an optional digitized voice and a | musical reward once the complete alphabet has | been covered. Requires WIN31. (Zoran | Sevarlic) (Reg.Fee: $18) MMTYPE1.ZIP 306502 06-21-94 MasterMind Typing is an interactive touch | typing teacher for Windows. (Peter | Turnquist Co.) (Reg.Fee: $34) MMTYPE2.ZIP 344540 06-21-94 See MMTYPE1.ZIP PARAMIND.ZIP 388940 11-22-94 Paramind 1.5 is an interesting brainstorming | program for Windows. You simply type an idea | into the familiar word processor-like | interface, and the program can produce a list | of hundreds of related ideas. It comes with a | database of over 400 word categories which it | uses to recreate and refine your ideas. This | can be applied to science, business, creative | writing, or virtually any other subject you | can think of. (Robert Pearson) (Reg.Fee: $30) PHON12.ZIP 461504 08-03-95 Fun with Phonics Level 1 1.2 promotes letter | and sound recognition by supplying simple | words and animated graphics. Digitized voices | praise correct answers. The keyboard or mouse | may be used for input. This version only | covers first-letter sounds. Requires | VBRUN300. (Nissen Ventures) (Reg.Fee: $10) RABCFA12.ZIP 505374 11-29-95 Roxie's ABC Fish 1.2 allows your child to | play "Go Fish" against a talking animated | cat. This version uses capital letters. | Requires WIN31, VGA, mouse, hard drive, and a | sound card. (LatticeWork Software) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $13) SPVOIC11.ZIP 527245 12-29-94 The Spelling Voice 1.1 is a spelling tutor | for Windows that uses a digitized voice to | speak and spell out words. A small sample | word list is included, and you will need a | sound card with a microphone to record your | own voice. Requires VBRUN300. (Bob Dolan) | (Reg.Fee: $15-$35) TALKT10S.ZIP 1410634 10-17-95 Talking Teacher for Windows 1.0 uses | digitized human speech to help teach children | their alphabet and practice spelling. There | are a variety of activities, including | spelling your name, a "talking" keyboard, and | more. Requires SVGA and a sound card. | (DareWare Inc.) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $39) TIPTAP.ZIP 1105035 11-25-94 TipTap Lite 1.1 is a multimedia learning tool | that teaches typing skills, letter/sound | relationships, word and sentence | configurations, and more. There are beautiful | 256-color illustrations and animations, as | well as charming music and digitized speech. | This is a very high-quality package. Requires | WIN31, a 386 or better with 4MB RAM, a hard | drive, and sound card. (PolyVision Software) | (Reg.Fee: $25) TT2EX1.ZIP 59144 06-29-95 House.PVA is a lesson for use with the | shareware programTipTap Lite 2.0+ that | teaches the "OU" sound with a silent "E". It | features 256-color animation, with high | quality digitized voices and MIDI music. | (PolyVision Software) (Reg.Fee: $?) VOC_BLDR.ZIP 616200 02-07-94 Vocabulary Builder for Windows 1.0 is a | comprehensive vocabulary testing system for | Windows. It contains 1600 words in categories | covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, and word | elements. You can also create a customized | 400-word database or edit any of the included | 1600 words. Tests can be in the form of a | multiple-choice quiz, or you can choose a | unique drag and drop matching exam. Up to 50 | users can be tracked, and a sophisticated | graphing module can display and print a | variety of reports. This is an excellent | package for students preparing for the SAT, | as well as for adults wishing to improve | their vocabulary. (BC Enterprises Software, | Inc.) (Reg.Fee: $19) VOCABLD.ZIP 15192 08-31-94 Vocabulary Builder 1.10 can extract a | vocabulary list from a text file and save the | list. You can also merge different lists and | add your own definitions to each word. | Requires VBRUN300. (Richard Wagner) (Reg.Fee: | $0) VOCMCH.ZIP 121544 11-24-93 Voice Match 1.0 is a talking spelling | practice for pre-school and elementry | students. The student or parent can record a | list of words using a sound card and | microphone. Requires VBRUN200.DLL. (NianQing | Huang) (Reg.Fee: $15) VORTEX.ZIP 434386 11-10-94 Vortex 1.01 is a machine assisted reading | package for Windows. It displays text files | one word at a time at a user-defined speed. | This is designed to help you increase your | reading speed from the average of 240 words | per minute to up to 1600 words per minute. | (Tenax Software Engineering) (Reg.Fee: $40) VPW11.ZIP 376596 09-16-94 Vocabulary Primer for Windows 1.1 provides a | fun and easy way to learn vocabulary words. | It includes games such as Concentration, | Falling Definitions, Anagrams, Sinking Ship | (hangman), and others. A multiple choice quiz | may also be taken. Digitized sound effects | add to the fun. This version contains 5 | vocabulary files with 10 words in each one. | Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300. (Denis L. | Latkowski) (Reg.Fee: $25) WDTX21.ZIP 540896 10-16-95 Wordtrix for Windows 2.10 is a set of four | games for teaching children phonics. It | includes a space invaders-style game, | matching pictures with words, tagging words | with the missing letter, and creating words | to match pictures. A digitized speech module | is included for Sound Blaster compatible | sound cards. (Joe Kretschmer) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: | $19) WPOW_GER.ZIP 194704 09-01-94 Wordpower - German 1.2 is a German | translating dictionary for Windows. Requires | VBRUN300. (Daniel Burke) (Reg.Fee: $15 Pnds.) WPOW_ITL.ZIP 155883 09-01-94 Word Power - Italian 1.2 is an Italian | translating dictionary for Windows. Requires | VBRUN300. (Daniel Burke) (Reg.Fee: $15 Pnds.) WPOW_SPN.ZIP 163282 09-01-94 Wordpower - Spanish 1.2 is a Spanish | translating dictionary for Windows. Requires | VBRUN300. (Daniel Burke) (Reg.Fee: $15 Pnds.) WPOWER.ZIP 202823 09-01-94 Wordpower - French 1.2 is a French | translation dictionary for Windows. The | included word list has about 5000 entries, | but you can add your own definitions to the | database. Requires VBRUN300. (Daniel Burke) | (Reg.Fee: $15 Pnds.) WSPELLB.ZIP 226439 10-21-92 WSpellB 1.0 is a spelling tutor. It flashes | words at a user-defined rate, and you must | try to spell the word correctly. Features | include score keeping, a hint mode that | reveals one letter at a time, report card | printing, and more. (Eric Jarrett) (Reg.Fee: | $8) WTWIN.ZIP 501912 07-31-93 Word Treasure 1.0 provides an interesting way | to improve your vocabulary. It is designed to | display a new word each time you turn on your | computer. An optional timer allows a new word | to be popped up at a given time interval | during the day. Over 500 words are included, | providing pronunciation, meaning, and usage. | You can also add your own words. An optional | hangman game will test your new-found | knowledge. Both Windows and DOS versions are | included. (Charles D. Simmons) (Reg.Fee: $10)