PsL Monthly Shareware CD-ROM V7, #06
Section of the Month
All the new Education files since the Vol.6, Num.12 CD-ROM
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Section |
Category |
Windows |
Education |
Language Arts |
AceReader 4.0 by StepWare, Inc.. Reg.Fee: $25
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\acerd40.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Reading Critically: Non-Fiction (Level 5 - 8) 1.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44+
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\rcnfxx10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Reading Critically: Non-Fiction (Level 8 - 11) 1.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44+
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\rcnfcp10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Real World Reading Skills (Level 4 - 6) 1.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44+
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\rwrsxx10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Spelling Bee 3.5 by Wormsoft Productions. Reg.Fee: $23
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\spellb35.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Ray's Spelling and Word Games (32-bit) 2.0 by Ray Le Couteur Educational. Reg.Fee: $20
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\rspl3210.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Dynamic Spelling Bee (16-bit) 1.53 by Peter Richards. Reg.Fee: $20
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\dsbee153.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Animated Spelling 1.00 by Flix Productions. Reg.Fee: $20
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\spellw10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Vocabulary Trainer 1.5 by Wormsoft Productions. Reg.Fee: $19.95
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\lang_art\voctrn15.zip) from the CD-ROM.
VocaBox 1.4 by Arnold Willemer. Reg.Fee: $15
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\vocab14.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Grammar Slammer (32-bit) 2.0 by James Bair Software. Reg.Fee: $25-$39
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\grmslm20.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Paragraph Punch for Windows (32-bit) 3.1 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44
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\lang_art\ppunch31.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Paragraph Punch for Windows 3.0 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44
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\lang_art\ppunch30.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Writing About Reading 3.1 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $49
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\lang_art\waread31.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Writing for Business 1.2 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\wrfbiz12.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Business Writing Punch 1.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $49
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\bwpnch10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Essay Punch 1.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\epunch10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
Business Letter Punch 1.00 by Merit Audio Visual. Reg.Fee: $44
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\blpnch10.zip) from the CD-ROM.
English College 98.11 by ChalkSoft. Reg.Fee: $145
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.
Get program's ZIP file (educa\win\lang_art\ec98_11.zip) from the CD-ROM.
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