• What's New - Reading Comprehension Booster
• Customer Feedback - Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading
• AceReader - Resource for Teachers
• Grants for U.S. Educators

Merit Software has released Reading Comprehension Booster. This new reading program was created at the request of teachers asking for an introductory version of Developing Critical Thinking Skills designed for elementary school students.

Students receive practice in using basic reading improvement strategies. They work with interactive exercises to determine main idea, make inferences, and draw conclusions.

For a quick, 5-click tour, or to try a full working sample, go to: http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/reading_comprehension_booster

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Customer Feedback - Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading

"The software all looks good. We use it in a classroom for student skills training as a supplement at least once a week," remarks an educator at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA, about Merit Software's Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading.

This program enhances reading comprehension. Students practice the fundamentals of identifying main ideas and sequence, drawing inferences, and understanding vocabulary words by using textual clues. Teachers may track student progress and create reports.

For a complete software description or to try the downloadable evaluation version of Developing Critical Thinking Skills, click here: http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/developing_critical_thinking_skills

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StepWare, Inc. has designed the AceReader series of reading proficiency software. The programs may be used in classrooms for diagnostic assessment, and for helping learners overcome reading problems such as subvocalization or re-reading regression.

Go to: http://www.acereader.com

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The School Funding Center is a Web site for grant-related resources. Free resources include a database of over 100,000 grants, a monthly newsletter with new grant announcements, sample proposals, and common grant templates. Professional grant-writing services are available for a fee.

Visit: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

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