Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum Writing / Grammar software that works! For pricing information, click here. A component of the Basic Skills Pack. Covers core competencies necessary to improve a student's basic skills. Contains a wide variety of learning activities effective in increasing students, writing and grammar. 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. “Not only teaches key concepts, but accurately predicts students future scores on our state test.” - Ocean Avenue Elementary School, Middletown, NJ Overview Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum 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. Concepts covered: Recognize common errors in word usage Identify parts of speech in context sentences Identify common writing problems Use pre-writing strategies Correct faulty sentence structure Review basic punctuation Write clear, descriptive sentences Organize ideas Develop a paragraph Practice proofreading All versions of this Merit Software Windows 2000/2003/XP program require 8 MB RAM and 32 MB hard disk space. This program requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users may run this program in Windows XP mode.

LEARN MORE ABOUT: Overview Try A Demo Purchase PART OF THE BASIC SKILLS BUNDLE WHICH INCLUDES: Reading / Vocabulary Basic Skills Curriculum Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum Mathematics Basic Skills Curriculum MERIT 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: English Basic Web Suite Online Interactive English language learning software that works!

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 Writing / Grammar Basic Skills Curriculum consists of 2 separate software programs that have been effective in improving students' basic writing and grammar skills.

Evaluation versions of all of the programs may be downloaded by clicking the 'Download Demo' link for the corresponding program (each program approximately 6MB).

Writing / Grammar 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

Buy A Home Version Now: Check the program(s) you wish to purchase and press "Add To Cart." Writing / Grammar Curriculum - $145.00   More about Ordering from Merit Software: CDs ship within 24 hours. Download links are sent immediately. All Merit products are backed by a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. View complete Home Version details School / Institutional / Government users: How to Purchase a 1, 5, 10 and Site Program Version Program Versions Networking Our Software

SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT and INSTITUTIONAL PRICING INFORMATION: Represents a substantial discount compared to purchasing programs separately. PROGRAM VERSIONS PRICE VERSION DETAILS Home Version $145.00 Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students 1 Station: Stand-alone $385.00 Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students 5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone $1,365.00 Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers (non-networkable) 5 Stations: Networkable $2,409.00 Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students 10 Stations: Networkable $4,099.00 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 All versions of Merit programs come with the Teacher Program Manager which allows for student record keeping.