Elementary School:

Online Software:

Book Punch
Helps students' write open responses to questions about well-known books.

Desktop Software:

Early Reading Booster
Interactive exercises teach key reading concepts through illustrated stories. Concepts include vocabulary-in-context, main idea, detail, sequence and inference.

Basic Skills Pack
Consists of a group of Merit Software programs bundled together, that improve students reading, writing, math skills.

Reading Comprehension Booster
Interactive exercises to help students determine main idea, make inferences, and draw conclusions.

Vocabulary Stretch
Helps students with word recognition, meanings, and origins.

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15 year old having problems with reading comprehension
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6th grade ESL student reading below level needs help
We have just finished an assessment on a 6th grade ESL - spanish student and the team has determined that some of his reading difficulty could be attributed to the fact that he is ESL, but that he did not make gains in reading through the last year even with the additional supports provided to him. ... read more

Hooked on Phonics helped my child to read - but her reading comprehension is lacking
My child has been using hooked on Phonics and is a good reader but her reading comprehension is lacking. She has to re-read the same texts over and over to understand them. She is in 3rd grade. Do you have any programs that can help her? ... read more

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