PsL Monthly Shareware CD-ROM V5, #10
Section of the Month
All the new Home files since the Vol.5, Num.2 CD-ROM
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Read, Write, Spell |
Grammer Slammer 1.10 by James Bair Software. Reg.Fee: $25-$39
provides a taskbar that pops up a Windows Help file with answers to common grammar questions. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\GRMSLM11.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Vocabulary Trainer 1.0 by WormSoft Productions. Reg.Fee: $19
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.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\VOCABTRN.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Reading is Kids' Stuff 4.0 by KidStuff Software. Reg.Fee: $15
is a complete system for selecting and tracking books your child reads. The expandable database contains over 800 quality children's books with detailed information on each book, such as type, subject, pages, and reading level. You can also print reports of books to read, books that have been read, and books you own.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\READKS10.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Weekly Speller for Windows 1.30 by Ronald Swerdfeger. Reg.Fee: $10
provides an easy mechanism to quickly input spelling lists that can immediately be used for spelling practice. Printed reports allow parents or teachers to monitor progress. Optional password protection can be enabled on the spelling list editor.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WSPELL13.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Critical Thinking Set 1 2.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
helps students sharpen their critical thinking skills and develop their ability to make inferences. Students read selections and answer questions that use vocabulary in context and require making inferences. This supports reading levels 5 - 8.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\DCTS1X20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Critical Thinking Set 4 2.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
helps students sharpen their critical thinking skills and develop their ability to make inferences. Students read selections that use vocabulary in context and require making inferences. This is for reading levels 9 - 11.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\DCTSUG20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Paragraph Punch for Windows 2.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
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.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\PPUNCH20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Write It Right 2.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
helps students learn to correct common problems in writing, including faulty sentence structure, unclear meaning, misplaced modifiers, and grammatical shifts. The sample text contains errors, and students may view what each possible correction looks like in the text before entering the one of their choice. In response to a wrong answer, the computer shows the corrected sentence and explains why it is right. This is for skill levels 6 - 8.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WIRREG20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Write It Right UG 2.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
helps students learn to correct common problems in writing, including faulty sentence structure, unclear meaning, misplaced modifiers, and grammatical shifts. Students may view what each possible correction looks like in the text before entering the one of their choice. In response to a wrong answer, the computer shows the correct choice and why it is right. This is for skill levels 9 - 11.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WIRXUG20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Discovering English Demo 1.00 by Chatfield Software, Inc.. Reg.Fee: $45
is a tutorial in English grammar with a multimedia game included. No assumptions have been made about how much or how little grammar you know, so this is suitable for ages 12 through adult.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\CSDE1.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
PC Dictionary for Windows 3.2 by Edicom Systems. Reg.Fee: $16-$20
is a database of over 64,000 of the most frequently looked-up words with concise definitions. It also has a list of 800 word parts that will allow you to unlock the meanings of 40,000 related words that are derived from these parts.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\DIC32.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
MasterMind Typing 1.07 by Turnquist Foundation. Reg.Fee: $34
is an interactive touch typing teacher for Windows.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\MMTYPE07.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Talking English 1.0 by DareWare Inc.. Reg.Fee: $19
starts with basic sentence structure and allows the student to put together sentences. Talking English will teach the student how to recognize singular and pural verbs, singular and plural objects, direct object, indirect object, objective complement and objective sumplement. Talking English also covers past, present and future tense.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\ENGLSH.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Animated Phonics 1.00 by DareWare Inc.. Reg.Fee: $39
will teach your child how to pronounce letters and words using phonetics sounds. Features include a 300 word vocabulary and high-quality animation and video. This is great for children that have a reading difficulty.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\PHONICS1.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Touch-Typing for Win95 2.2 by Shetef Solutions Ltd.. Reg.Fee: $39
teaches you touch typing in an easy, effective and amusing way. It allows you to advance according to your own personal pace, with a variety of exercises of different categories. Its user interface is very intuitive and simple to operate, which makes this suitable for all levels of typists.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\TT95_22.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
WrFlex by Idegain Inc.. Reg.Fee: $5-$15
is a speed reading course for Windows. This version stops working after 4 uses.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WRFLEX.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Weekly Speller for Windows (32-bit) 1.50 by Ronald Swerdfeger. Reg.Fee: $10
provides an easy mechanism to quickly input spelling lists that can immediately be used for practice. Printed reports allow parents or teachers to monitor progress. Optional password protection can be enabled on the spelling list editor. Sound support makes spelling lessons fun for both children and adults.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WS32_15.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
First Certificate Trainer Paper 3 by StudyWare. Reg.Fee: $34
helps you prepare for the third part of the Cambridge First Certificate in English. It provides five sections: multiple-choice fill in the blank, open fill in the blank, key word transformation, error correction, and word formation.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\FCTP3.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Accu-Reading 2.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
presents short factual paragraphs and promotes mastery of accurate reading. Diagnostic tests determine the student's reading skills and direct him/her to the appropriate lesson. Each set is self-correcting and allows the student to progress at his/her own pace without teacher intervention.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\ACCURD20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Diagnostic Prescriptive Grammar 3.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $149+
is a developmental grammar lesson series that evaluates a student's work before moving him/her on to the next lesson. Each individualized lesson focuses on a specific grammar skill, is self-correcting, and allows the student to progress through each skill area at his/her own pace without teacher intervention. The student's progress is recorded for each lesson.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\DPG30.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
ESL Demons 5.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
helps students cope with troublesome points of English grammar, usage, and spelling. Sentences contain up to four highlighted choices, one of which is an error, such as a word or phrase that would not be appropriate in standard written English. The material helps students recognize language that is clear and correct, and provides explanations that teach the underlying grammatical concepts.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\ESLDEM.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Grammar Demons 5.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
uses a multiple-choice interface to help students cope with troublesome points of grammar. Each sentence contains up to four underlined choices, one of which may be a "Grammar Demon," a common error in usage, diction, idiom, grammatical relationship, or punctuation. In response to a wrong answer, the computer shows the corrected sentence and explains why it is right.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\GDEMON.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Word Demons 2.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
uses a multiple-choice interface to help students master commonly confused and misused words. Each sentence contains up to four underlined choices, one which may be a mistake, such as a near sound-alike, a commonly misused word, or a word with multiple meanings. In response to a wrong answer, the computer shows the corrected sentence and explains why it is right.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WRDDEM20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Writing About Reading 2.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
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.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WAREAD20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Writing Style Demons ML 2.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $?
focuses on the kinds of errors that commonly occur in the writing style of many students. Each text contains up to four underlined choices, one of which may be identified as having faulty sentence structure, unclear meaning, illogical thought, grammatical shift, or one of several other writing problems. This is for skill levels 7 - 10.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\WSDEML20.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
Diagnostic Prescriptive Reading 5.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $149+
provides diagnostic tests to help determine a student's reading skills and direct him/her to appropriate lessons to improve performance. The program evaluates the student's work at each level before moving them to the next lesson. Lessons are self-correcting and allow the student to advance at their own pace.
Get program's ZIP file (EDUCA\WIN\READ_WRI\DPREAD.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
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