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Picture Context Reader
Improves students’ basic literacy skills.


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Students read short sentences accompanied by illustrations. Emphasis is placed on learning the nouns in the pictures.

They receive personal explanations and instruction throughout. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness.

Scores are automatically kept 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 Low Beginning - High Beginning English language learners and adults (2nd grade reading level), the software can also be used by school age children for remediation.
“Merit’s tips, explanations and tracking help to make me a better teacher.”
- Calhoun County Middle / High School, Mt. Zion, WV
CURRICULUM
Picture Context Reader:
For Low Beginning – High Beginning English language learners
  • Program contains 216 illustrated vocabulary words.
  • 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:

  • Read and respond to complete sentences.
  • Learn the meaning of unfamiliar words.
  • Use illustrations and other words in the text as clues.
RELATED PRODUCTS:

Essential English Fitness
Helps students master English grammar fundamentals.
Basic English Fitness
Helps students master English language grammar.
Put Into Action
DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM MANUAL:

Download Picture Context Reader Program Manual Picture Context Reader Program Manual
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This program includes:

Teacher Program Manager
How to track your students' progress with Merit.

Merit Text Talker
Hear text in programs spoken aloud.
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Track students' progress with Merit's Teacher Program Manager, included with this program at no extra charge.
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.

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Picture Context Reader
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Picture Context Reader - $79.00

 
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School / Institutional / Government users:

SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT and INSTITUTIONAL PRICING INFORMATION:

PROGRAM VERSIONS PRICE VERSION DETAILS
Home Version $79.00 Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students
1 Station: Stand-alone $199.00 Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students
5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone $699.00 Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers (non-networkable)
5 Stations: Networkable $1,249.00 Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students
10 Stations: Networkable $2,125.00 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.



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