| Helps beginning readers develop life-long reading skills. Interactive exercises teach
key reading concepts through illustrated stories. Concepts
include vocabulary-in-context, main idea, detail, sequence
and inference.
Pre-tests place students in appropriate areas of instruction.
Lessons are self-paced and self-advancing. Pupils receive context-sensitive help throughout.
Student progress data is stored in a record management
system that allows teachers to view and print detailed
reports.
The questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker.
Designed for students in grades 2 through 3 (ages 7 and up), the software can also be used by English
language learners and older students.
"The
Merit Software programs have been a tremendous
help to our Reading program."
-- Coeur D'Alene School District, Coeur D'Alene,
ID
Curriculum
Early Reading Booster, Skill Levels 2 - 3
- Program contains 64 passages and 512 questions
- Instructional help and feedback will engage students
of all ages
- Students choose from a menu of reward animations and
sounds
- All student scores are kept in the Teacher Management
Program
- Content can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker.
Students will...
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using other
words or phrases in the text as clues.
- Choose an appropriate title to identify a passage.
- Select a logical sentence to introduce or complete a passage.
- Draw an inference by recognizing information learned from
the text that is not actually stated.
User Guide

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