Frequently Asked Questions: Teaching With Our Technology

1. What is a skill level?
2. Do you have a grammar checker?
3. Do you perform readability tests of texts?
4. Do your programs have an assessment component?
   

Skill levels correspond to U.S. equivalent grade levels.

No.

No. However, a little-known feature of Microsoft Word is a free version of the Flesch-Kincaid readability test. Users of Microsoft Word have the option to configure their spelling and grammar check to include this feature.

All Merit programs, with the exception of our process writing materials, have pre-tests and post-tests.