2008 Basic Skills Pack
Basic Skills software that works!

Consists of a group of Merit Software programs bundled together, selected to cover the core competencies necessary to improve students basic skills. The software is self-paced and self-correcting. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are tracked in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports. The questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker. Designed for students in grades 3 through 5 (ages 8 and up), the software can also be used by older students. "The kids really like it and the teachers find it very helpful." -- Highbee Elementary School, Highbee, MO The Basic Skills Pack is comprised of the following three curriculum components: Reading / Vocabulary, Writing / Grammar, and Mathematics. Skill Levels 3 - 5. Contextual help and feedback engage students of all ages. Students choose from a menu of reward animations and sounds. All student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager. Voice support is available with most of the English programs. The Reading / Vocabulary Basic Skills Curriculum consists of the following titles (listed in order of difficulty): Early Reading Booster Builds confident, life-long, readers Reading Shape-Up, Set 1 Teaches students basic reading skills. Reading Comprehension Booster Helps students improve reading comprehension. Vocabulary Stretch, Set 1 Helps students with word recognition, meanings, and origins. The Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum consists of the following titles: Basic English Fitness, Set 1 Helps students cope with troublesome points of English grammar. Grammar Fitness, Set 1 Students learn to master troublesome points of grammar. Starter Paragraph Punch Students learn different ways to write a basic paragraph. The Mathematics Basic Skills Curriculum consists of the following titles: Fraction Shape-Up Helps students understand and work with fractions. Word Problem Shape-Up, Set 1 Teaches students how to solve whole number word problems.

PRODUCT DETAILS:   What's Included Curriculum Pricing Info Try It! SOLUTIONS FOR:   Elementary School Middle School High School College Prep Special Ed - Learning Disabilities Workplace Adult Literacy - GED Prep ESL Beginning ESL Intermediate ESL Advanced - TOEFL Prep RELATED PRODUCTS:   Pre-Algebra Shape-Up Language Arts Bundle for College Prep Intermediate Skills Pack - Complete Curriculum ESL Midlevel Bundle - Complete Curriculum

Represents a substantial discount compared to purchasing programs separately.

Program Versions	Price	License Terms
Home Version	$215.00	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students.
1 Station: Stand-alone	$989.00	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students.
5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone	$3,415.00	Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers.
5 Stations: Networkable	$3,869.00	Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
10 Stations: Networkable	$6,795.00	Use on a network with 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
Site License	Contact Us	Use on a network with more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.

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• Pricing for Basic Skills Pack - Complete Curriculum
• How to Purchase a 1, 5, 10 and Site Program Version

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Each of the Merit Software Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP programs in this package requires 5 to 8 MB RAM. About 150 MB hard disk space is required if all of the programs are installed. All programs also require a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.

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The Basic Skills Pack consists of three curriculum components. Among the three components are 8 separate software programs that have been effective in improving students' basic reading, writing and math skills.

Evaluation versions of all of the programs may be downloaded by clicking the 'Download Demo' link for the corresponding program (each program approximately 10MB).

Reading / Vocabulary Basic Skills Curriculum:

• Early Reading Booster: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Reading Comprehension Booster: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Reading Shape-Up, Set 1: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Vocabulary Stretch, Set 1: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info

Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum:

• Basic English Fitness, Set 1: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Grammar Fitness, Set 1: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Starter Paragraph Punch: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info

Mathematics Basic Skills Curriculum:

• Fraction Shape-Up: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info
• Word Problem Shape-Up, Set 1: Download Demo | Screenshots | More Info