The New York State Testing Program contains the following tests at the Elementary-Intermediate Level: Grades 4 and 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science; Grades 5 and 8 Social Studies; and Intermediate-Level Technology Education. The tests measure students’ achievement of the New York State Learning Standards. Additional tests include the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) and Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities. At the High School level, the Board of Regents administers the Regents Examinations in the following subjects: English Language Arts, Languages Other Than English (French, Spanish, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Latin), Mathematics, Social Studies and Science.

Merit’s language arts and math software programs correlate to the New York State Standards and can help students prepare for the State tests. The content and format of Merit’s programs can help students develop and strengthen their test-taking skills as well as their reading, writing and math skills.

Merit reading software has been proven -- through rigorous, scientifically based research -- to increase both student reading comprehension and standardized test scores. Merit research study findings reveal that education software is an effective tool to improve test scores and academic performance.



Published: May 2005