The annual Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is a standards-based, criterion-referenced assessment used both to measure a student's attainment of the academic standards and to determine the degree to which school programs enable students to attain proficiency in these standards. Every Pennsylvania student in 5th, 8th and 11th grade is assessed in reading, math and writing.

Merit’s Language Arts and math software programs correlate to the Pennsylvania's Academic 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: January 2005