Middle School:

Software:

Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Interactive exercises to help students determine main idea, make inferences, and draw conclusions.

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

Reading Shape-Up
Helps students master specific reading skills: main idea, vocabulary, sequence, fact-opinion, factual recall, and inference.

Vocabulary Fitness
Builds students knowledge of commonly misused and confused words.

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10 year old reads well, but does not comprehend
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9 year old reads poorly affecting other subjects.
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