Merit Educational Software Merit Software gives everyone involved - teachers, tutors, parents and students - the tools and opportunities to improve learning and to attain positive, measurable results. The programs provide detailed coverage of the core competencies students require to succeed. Concepts in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math are covered from the basics to higher levels. Troublesome points are identified and broken down into understandable parts. Personalized explanations and tips are tailored to each student?s responses. A multi-sensory approach, made possible by incorporating text-to-speech functionality in many of the English language programs with the Merit Text Talker, reaches out to students in ways not achieved by simply reading text on a screen.
We are offering the ESL Beginning Skills Pack, the ESL Intermediate Skills Pack, the ESL Advanced Skills Pack, the TOEFL Prep Bundle, and the GED Prep Bundle.
As students advance in school, they are expected to make meaningful contributions to academic discussions. To do so, students must be able to read for a purpose, analyze data, and communicate their ideas. Unfortunately, many students enter higher grades unable to read critically, understand math concepts, or express themselves clearly. If not dealt with, the effect of these problems multiplies. Students and teachers become frustrated with a lack of progress over time.
Instructional software can be a great way to coordinate efforts and achieve the desired outcome. Merit Software learning tools provide focus and direction for achieving academic success,and gives everyone involved - teachers, tutors, parents and students - the tools and opportunities to improve learning and to attain positive, measurable results. The programs provide detailed coverage of the core competencies students require to succeed. Concepts in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math are covered from the basics to higher levels. Troublesome points are identified and broken down into understandable parts. Personalized explanations and tips are tailored to each student?s responses.
A multi-sensory approach, made possible by incorporating text-to-speech functionality in many of the English language programs with the Merit Text Talker, reaches out to students in ways not achieved by simply reading text on a screen. Built-in tracking permits teachers and tutors to quickly discover individual areas of concern and to plan lessons in response to specific student needs. Instructors receive a clear and current measure of student achievement. Options for meaningful communication with students, parents and administrators are increased.
The ESL Beginning Skills Pack onsists of a group of Merit Software programs bundled together, selected to cover high beginning skills for English language learners. The software is self-paced and self-monitored. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are tracked in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports. The questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker. Designed for English language students, the software is appropriate for school age students as well as older students.
Contextual help and feedback engages students of all ages, who can choose from a menu of fun animations and sounds, and all student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager. The ESL Beginning Skills Pack consists of Essential English Fitness, which helps students master English grammar fundamentals; and the Picture Context Reader, which improves students? basic literacy skills. The concepts covered include subject-verb agreement; simple past tense of irregular verbs; double negatives; noun plurals; reading and responding to complete sentences; learning the meaning of unfamiliar words; and using illustrations and words in the text as clues.
ESL Beginning Skills Pack, Home editions Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $85 ESL Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Skills Pack, Home editions Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $445
The ESL Intermediate Skills Pack consists of a group of Merit Software programs bundled together, selected to cover the mid-level competencies necessary to improve students' skills. The software is self-paced and self-monitored. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are tracked 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 5 through 8 (ages 10 and up), the program can also be used by older students.
ESL Intermediate Skills Pack, Home edition Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $195 ESL Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Skills Pack, Home editions Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $445
The ESL Advanced Skills Pack consists of a group of Merit Software programs bundled together, selected to target reading, vocabulary, grammar, and listening and speaking skills. The complete series contains a wide variety of teaching activities that have been proven effective in increasing students? English language proficiency. Content is relevant to real-life situations, with topics on civics, government, health, transportation, American culture, history, and technology. The software is self-paced and self-correcting, and students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are tracked in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports. The questions, answers and explanations for most of the programs can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker.
ESL Advanced Skills Pack, Home edition Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $195 ESL Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Skills Pack, Home editions Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $445
The TOEFL Prep Bundle helps students complete the requirements for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. The programs contain a wide variety of interactive learning activities that have been effective in advancing students reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills relevant to TOEFL success. The bundle will familiarize students with the type of content they will see on the exam. Lessons are self-paced and self-correcting. Voice support is available with most of the programs. Student scores are tracked in a record management system that allows instructors and students to view results and print reports.
TOEFL Prep Bundle, Home edition Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $225
The GED Prep Bundle covers the key problem areas on the GED exam, and helps students complete the requirements for the General Education Development (GED) exam. The programs contain a wide variety of interactive learning activities that have been effective in mastering skills relevant to GED success. The bundle will familiarize students with the type of content they will see on the exam. Lessons are self-paced and self-correcting. Student scores are tracked in a record management system that allows instructors and students to view results and print reports.
GED Prep Bundle, Home edition Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students. $245
