• What’s New – College Prep Reading Software
• Customer Feedback – GED Prep Bundle
• Recommended Resource – Grammar Check Needs Checking
• Grants for U.S. Educators

Science Reading for College Prep and Social Studies Reading for College Prep are two new programs from Merit Software. Students learn to apply specific reading comprehension skills to science and social studies content. The programs include comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation questions. Software texts incorporate related maps, graphs, and diagrams.

For a complete software description or to download the evaluation version, go to: http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/science_reading_college_prep/
http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/social_studies_college_prep/

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“Your product is easy to use. The students enjoy using it daily,” remarks an instructor at Heald College Learning Resource Center in Hayward, CA, about Merit Software’s GED Prep Bundle.

This bundle targets subject areas and competencies on the 2005 GED exam. It contains teaching activities to help students gain problem-solving strategies and test-taking skills. Interactive feedback helps students to gauge their own skill levels and GED-readiness. Texts and graphics will appeal to older students.

The programs will benefit students preparing for the GED exam, or beginning to prepare for the ACT. Learn more at:
http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/ged_prep_bundle

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A professor at the University of Washington critiques Microsoft Word’s Grammar Check on his web site. Sample writing problems commonly missed by Grammar Check, such as incorrect capitalization and sentence fragments, are provided. This site is a good resource for teachers wishing to demonstrate that there is no real substitute for proofreading and editing.

Find out more: http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep/check

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The Verizon Foundation awards cash grants to schools and non-profit organizations. Requests that involve a literacy, workforce, or technology component receive priority. Online applications, which may include the purchase of educational software, may be submitted through November.

Go to: http://foundation.verizon.com/04007.shtml

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