Merit Software News - The latest information about us and our software. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/index.php According to ACT researchers, too many U.S. high school seniors lack sufficient reading skills to succeed in college or in the workforce. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/MAR_06.php Merit Software has created a voice component as a teaching tool for English language learners. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/FEB_06.php Scientific study demonstrates continuous gains when teaching with computer-assisted instruction. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/JAN_06.html Interactive exercises help students recognize and revise common errors in usage, diction, and punctuation. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/NOV_05.html Educators suggest that less class time should be spent drilling, and more time should be spent on understanding and writing about math concepts and the relationships between numbers. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/OCT_05.html New software program, Science Reading for College Prep, helps students apply reading comprehension and critical thinking skills to science content. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/SEP_05.html Developing Critical Skills for Effective Reading, Vocabulary Fitness, and Accu-Reading have all been proven, through published research, to boost reading test scores. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/AUG_05.html Merit Software's programs in reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and math offer academic help and practice for high school students. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/JUN_05.html Two Merit Software programs, Essay Punch and Grammar Fitness, provide effective help for the new SAT writing section. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/MAY_05.html Merit Software's new content area reading programs help students develop reading comprehension skills in science and social studies. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/APR_05.html Merit Software's new Vocabulary Super Stretch program, included in the Language Arts Bundle for College Prep, enriches vocabulary for students in the upper grades through multiple interactive exercises. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/MAR_05.html Early Reading Booster, Merit Software's new program for beginning readers, provides visual and interactive reading comprehension lessons developed for second and third grade students. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/FEB_05.html The Journal of Research on Technology in Education publishes study showing that Merit reading comprehension software boosts test scores. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/JAN_05.html Merit Software resources for Special Education students and teachers. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/DEC_04.html New Merit Software resources for English language learners and ESL instructors. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/NOV_04.html Merit Software resources for paragraph writing. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/OCT_04.html Merit Software resources for middle school math. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/SEP_04.html New Merit Software essay writing resource. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/AUG_04.html Merit Software is offering a free update to the Teacher Program Manager Version 8.1. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/JUN_04.html The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) has just cited two more Merit Software reading comprehension programs as resources for 3rd-5th grade students. http://www.meritsoftware.com/newsletter_archive/MAY_04.html Consulants at the Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston, West Virginia led a scientifically based research evaluation of the impact of using Merit Software's reading and language arts programs with middle school students. The students who used the software showed test scores gains with just 6 hours of use. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/merit_calhoun.html Children's reading, writing and math skills improve using Merit Software programs. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/merit_testimonials.html Fraction Shape-Up is a comprehensive program designed to develop a students understanding of fractions and their application. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/fraction_shape_up.html Reading Comprehension Booster and Read and Respond Punch are the newest of Merit Software's Reading Skills programs. These programs help students increase and utilize their reading skills. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/read_respond_punch.html Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading is hands on instructional software for improving reading comprehension for ages 10 and up. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/dcts_july2003.html Merit Software is pleased to announce that Media & Methods Magazine has chosen Essay Punch as one of the best educational resources of 2003. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/essay_punch_award_press_release.htm April 2002 study of fourth graders in New Jersey's Middletown Township School District, using Writing Fitness and Perfect Copy outperformed the control group by 12.91%. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/tutorial_software_writing_skills_study_conclusion.html Starter Paragraph Punch is a self-paced improvement program that helps students develop their basic paragraph-writing skills. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/starter_paragraph_punch_press.htm Pre-Algebra Shape-Up and Basic Algebra Shape-Up's key features include pre-tests, post-tests, and frequent places where students may print-out work. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/algebra_shape_up_press.htm Vocabulary Stretch is a self-paced improvement program that helps students develop their vocabulary skills, recognize words in different contexts, and understand where many English words come from. http://www.meritsoftware.com/news/pressspecialdownload.htm