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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.
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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.
Teachers,
tutors and parents may access free evaluation versions
of all Merit software by contacting us. The
evaluation software contains full-working exercises of all Merit
programs.
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Find a specific program that is
right for you or browse all of the Merit programs below!
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READING COMPREHENSION - BASIC
 Description
- Grades
2 - 3
Helps beginning
readers develop life-long reading
skills.
Interactive exercises teach key reading concepts through illustrated
stories. Concepts include vocabulary-in-context, main idea, detail,
sequence and inference. Pre-tests
place students in appropriate areas of instruction. Lessons are
self-paced and self-advancing. Pupils receive context-sensitive
help throughout. Student
progress data is stored 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. ...
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
3 - 5
Students receive
practice in using basic reading improvement strategies. They work with
interactive exercises to determine main
idea, make inferences, and draw conclusions. Assessments
place students in appropriate units of instruction. Students advance as
they demonstrate readiness. They receive immediate instructional
feedback throughout. Scores
are automatically kept 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. ...
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
3 - 8
Helps students master
specific
reading skills:
main idea, vocabulary, sequence, fact-opinion, factual recall, and
inference. A
tutorial introduces each concept. Students receive help and
contextual feedback while they work through the program. Students scores are
kept in a record management system
that
allows teachers to view and print reports. The
questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker. ... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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READING COMPREHENSION - INTERMEDIATE
Description
- Grades
4 - 6
Interactive exercises
help students improve their English language and literacy skills. Students
read and respond to short texts. Real-life
topics
include family literacy, employment skills, civics, health, consumer
economics, social skills, and technology. The
software is self-paced and
self-correcting.
Students receive help and
contextual feedback throughout. Scores
are kept in a record management
system,
allowing both students and teachers to view and print results. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken
aloud by using the Merit
Text Talker. ...
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
5 - 11
Provides short
non-fiction
selections
designed to improve specific reading skills: main idea, vocabulary,
sequence, factual recall, inference, and drawing conclusions. After
an assessment, students work on specific skills or learn in a mixed
practice format. They receive help and contextual feedback
throughout. Scores
are kept in a record management system that enables teachers
and students to monitor independent learning. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken
aloud by using the Merit
Text Talker. ...
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
5 - 8
Students receive
hands-on practice in using basic
reading improvement strategies that sharpen their critical thinking
skills and develop their ability to make inferences. Assessments
place students in appropriate units of instruction. Students advance as
they demonstrate readiness. Scores are automatically kept in a
record management system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken
aloud
by using the Merit
Text Talker....
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
8 - 11
Students receive
hands-on practice in using reading
improvement strategies that sharpen their critical thinking skills and
develop their ability to make inferences. This
software uses the same format as Developing Critical Thinking
Skills for Effective Reading, with longer and increasingly
challenging texts for the more advanced reader. Assessments
place students in appropriate units of instruction. Students advance as
they demonstrate readiness. Scores are automatically kept in a
record management system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit
Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
9 - 12
Helps students master
how to apply reading comprehension skills to science
content. Includes comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation
questions based on illustrated texts. Students are able to
track their progress and print results. Scores are
kept in a record management system that allows teachers to view and
print reports. The questions,
answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text
Talker....
[click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
9 - 12
Helps students master
how to apply reading comprehension skills to social
studies content. Includes comprehension, application, analysis, and
evaluation questions based on illustrated texts. Students
are able to track their progress and print results.
Scores are kept in a record management system that allows teachers to
view and print reports. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken
aloud
by using the Merit
Text Talker.
... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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VOCABULARY
 Description
- Grades
4 - 9
Students enrich their
vocabulary
through challenging activities such as matching words to ideas and
completing crossword puzzles. After
an assessment, students work on specific words in a variety of
activities based on grade-appropriate word lists. Students
are able to track their progress and print results. Students'
scores are kept in a record management system that allows teachers to
view and print reports. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
9 - 11
Students enrich their
vocabulary
through challenging activities such as matching words to ideas and
completing crossword puzzles. After
an assessment, students work on specific words in a variety of
activities based on grade-appropriate word lists. Uses
the same format as Vocabulary
Stretch, with more challenging words. Students
are able to track their progress and print results.
Students'
scores are kept in a record management system that allows teachers to
view and print reports. ... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
4 - 9
Provides students
with interactive
vocabulary
lessons to help them master commonly confused and misused words. After
an assessment, students work at their own pace. They receive help
and contextual feedback throughout. Students'
scores are kept in a record management system that allows
teachers to view and print results. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit
Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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PROCESS
WRITING
 Description
- Grades
3 - 5
Helps students
develop their basic paragraph
writing skills.
Students learn how to write an effective paragraph -- developed by
reason, detail, sequence, example, and cause and effect. Choosing
from a menu of topics, students are guided to develop an idea,
and to write their own topic sentence, body, and conclusion. Steps
include pre-writing, writing, organizing, revising, rewriting, and
publishing. Teachers
can monitor
their students' progress in the
record management
system..... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
5 - 10
Helps students
develop their paragraph writing
skills.
Students learn how to write an effective paragraph -- developed by
reason, detail, sequence, example, and cause and effect. Choosing
from a menu of topics, students are guided to develop an idea,
and to write their own topic sentence, body, and conclusion. Steps
include pre-writing, writing, organizing, revising, rewriting, and
publishing. Teachers
can monitor their students' progress in the record management
system.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
7 - Adult
Helps students
already familiar with writing a paragraph begin to write a
short essay.
Students learn the techniques of expository writing -- to persuade,
inform, or describe. Choosing
from a menu of topics, students are guided to develop an idea
and write their own short essay. Steps to finished essays include
pre-writing, outlining, organizing, revising, rewriting, and
publishing.
Teachers can monitor their students' progress in the record
management system. Designed
for students in grades 7 to adult (ages 12 and up), the
software can also be used by English language learners and adult
students.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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WRITING
MECHANICS - GRAMMAR
 Description
- Grades
4 - 8
Provides students
with interactive grammar
exercises that help students master difficult points in English
grammar. After
an assessment, students advance through the program at their own pace.
They receive frequent explanations for their answers, whether
the response is right or wrong. Teachers
and students are able to track improvement through our record
management system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
7 - 10
Provides students
with interactive
grammar
exercises that help students master difficult points in English
grammar. After
an assessment, students advance through the program at their own pace.
They receive frequent explanations for their answers, whether
the response is right or wrong. Teachers
and students are able to track improvement through our record
management system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
6 - 10
Provides a hands-on
review of the parts
of speech.
Topics covered are: nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns,
prepositions, conjunctions.
Students may work on specific skills as well as in a mixed practice
format. Constructive
help and feedback is provided
throughout. Students
are able to track their improvement through progress-to-date
and last session scores. Scores are kept in a record management system
that allows teachers to monitor their students' learning. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
6 - 11
Students learn to
correct common problems in
writing such as faulty sentence structure, unclear meaning, misplaced
modifiers, and grammatical shifts.
Each text contains errors, and students may view what each
possible correction looks like in the text before entering their
choice.
After an assessment, students advance through the program at their own
pace. Students scores are kept in a record management system
that allows teachers to view and print detailed results. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud by using the Merit
Text Talker.... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
 Description
- Grades
9 - 11
Grammar improvement
software
that helps students improve the clarity of their business
writing. The
program's self-correcting format promotes independent learning.
After an assessment, students work on specific problems, tracking
their improvement in a record management system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker. ... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
9 - 11
Self-paced writing
improvement
software that helps students build written communication skills to
advance their careers. The
program guides
students step by step, from pre-writing to
publishing. Teachers and tutors can monitor their students’ progress in
the record management system. Designed for students in grades 9
through 11, the program can also be used by English language learners
and adult students. ...[click on title for more info] LEARN MORE
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 Description
- Grades
8 - Adult
Sharpens the ability
of career-oriented
students to
understand, interpret, and analyze written materials on a variety of
employment-related topics. Students
work in a format that includes multiple-choice reading comprehension
questions, finding the context clue to an answer, and writing their own
sentences for each text. Context clues and help words are provided
throughout. Scores
are kept in a record management system that allows teachers to
view and print records. The
questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud
by using the Merit Text Talker. ...[click on
title for more info] LEARN
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 Description
- Grades
9 - 11
Choosing from a menu
of topics, students
develop an idea into a paragraph, as
they write their own topic sentence, body and conclusion. The
program prompts students step by step, from pre-writing to a
finished paragraph. Teachers
can monitor their students progress in the record management
system. The
questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud.
Designed
for students in grades 9 through 11 (ages 14 and up), the
software can also be used by English language learners and adult
students. ...[click on title
for more info] LEARN
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MATH
 Description
- Grades
3 - 5
Introduces fraction
concepts and
helps students develop skills necessary for understanding and working
with fractions.
Students start with an assessment and receive immediate instructional
feedback throughout. Step-by-step tutorials, which introduce each
unit, can be referred to during practice. The
program 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. ... [click on title for
more info] LEARN MORE
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