• What's New - 2004 Intermediate Skills Pack
• Customer Feedback - Paragraph Punch
• Recommended Resource - Academic Superstore
• Grants for U.S. Educators

Merit Software has created 2004 Intermediate Skills Pack for U.S. grade levels 5 - 8. This specially selected bundle of programs builds on students' basic skills, targeting over 30 core competencies. Text format and graphics will motivate school-age students, along with older students needing remediation.

For a complete software description, or to try downloadable evaluation versions of Intermediate Skills Pack curriculum components, go to:
http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/intermediate_skills_bundle

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Customer Feedback - Paragraph Punch

"The software is good. It's accommodating for many levels. I enjoy it and use it as a remediation tool to bring standardized test scores up. We use it in the lab," says a teacher at Youth Emergency Services Program in Gillette, Wyoming, about Merit Software's Paragraph Punch. Students learn effective paragraph writing through step-by-step prompts. The software helps them develop, focus, and support ideas, as well as master key editing skills.

To find out more, or to try the downloadable evaluation version of Paragraph Punch, click here: http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/paragraph_punch

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Academic Superstore is an online discount site working in partnership with a number of major companies. Academic pricing is available for software, hardware, and accessories. Educators and students must provide proof of current school affiliation.

For more information, visit: http://www.academicsuperstore.com

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The ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program provides grants to K-12 educators for creative learning projects that involve innovative teaching methods. Projects, which are considered on the basis of description, benefit for students, and use of funds, may include the purchase of educational software. The next deadline is April 30, 2004.

Go to: http://www.ing.com/us/about/connect/education/unsung_heroes

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