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 ACCURD20.ZIP   02-24-1997   264k   ACCU-READING This multiple-choice program  
presents short factual paragraphs and  
promotes mastery of accurate reading.  
Diagnostic tests determine the student's  
reading skills and direct him/her to the  
appropriate lesson. Each set is self- 
correcting and allows the student to progress 
at his/her own pace without teacher  
intervention. Multiple student record  
keeping. 
 ADDBEE10.ZIP   04-07-1997   557k   Multimedia tutorial in "bee" form for 
addition/subtraction. 
 ALPH2A.ZIP   01-08-1997   945k   A program to teach the alphabet, basic 
spelling skills, and word recognition with 
four levels of learning. Available in 
French, English and Spanish. Shareware. 
This the Engish version for the Macintosh. 
 CODET20S.ZIP   04-07-1997   32k   Morse code tutor with modified 
Farnsworth 
 DCTS1X20.ZIP   02-20-1997   498k   Developing Critical Thinking Skills for  
Effective Reading Set 1 This program helps  
students sharpen their critical thinking  
skills and develop their ability to make  
inferences. Students read selections and  
answer questions that use vocabulary in  
context and require making inferences.  
Reading levels 5 - 8.  
 DCTSUG20.ZIP   02-20-1997   501k   Developing Critical Thinking Skills for  
Effective Reading Set 4 This program helps  
students sharpen their critical thinking  
skills and develop their ability to make  
inferences. Students read selections that use 
vocabulary in context and require making  
inferences. The software has crosswords and  
two answer questions. Reading levels 9 - 11.  
 DPG10.ZIP   01-07-1997   273k   DIAGNOSTIC PRESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR 1.0 
Diagnostic tests determine a student's  
knowledge of grammar, then place them in  
appropriate lessons.  
 DPREAD20.ZIP   02-14-1997   257k   DIAGNOSTIC PRESCRIPTIVE READING Diagnostic  
tests determine student's reading skills and  
direct him/her to appropriate lessons to  
improve performance. The program evaluates  
the student's work at each level before  
moving him/her to the next lesson. Lessons  
are self-correcting and allow the student to  
advance at his/her own pace. The student's  
progress is recorded on the disk. Multiple  
student record keeping. 
 ESLDML20.ZIP   02-24-1997   464k   ESL DEMONS - Mature learner version, This  
multiple-choice program helps students cope  
with troublesome points of English grammar,  
usage, and spelling. Each sentence contains  
up to four underlined words or phrases.  
Students identify the word or phrase that  
would not be appropriate in standard written  
English. In response to a wrong answer, the  
computer shows the corrected sentence and  
explains why it is right. 
 FLASH.ZIP   12-13-1996   581k   Multimedia flash card program 
 GDEMON20.ZIP   02-12-1997   435k   GRAMMAR DEMONS, Skill levels 6 - 10 This  
multiple-choice program helps students cope  
with troublesome points of grammar. Each  
sentence contains up to four underlined  
choices, one of which may be a "Grammar  
Demon," a common error in usage, diction,  
idiom, grammatical relationship, or  
punctuation. In response to a wrong answer,  
the computer shows the corrected sentence and 
explains why it is right. 
 KEYCAP11.ZIP   12-13-1996   520k   Children's game to teach letter and number 
recognition 
 NIGEL.ZIP   02-14-1997   219k   Nigel's World motivates children to learn the 
seven continents; the names, shapes and 
locations of a variety of countries on each 
continent; and to recognize cultural 
similarities and differences around the world. 
 PLANET45.ZIP   12-17-1996   830k   A math tutor for children ages 6 to 16. It 
has options for addition, subtraction, 
multiplication, division, fractions, and 
algebra. Each option has multiple levels of 
difficulty. Your scores can be saved. 
Supports a sound board with real human voice. 
You can also use this program to learn about 
the planets of our solar system. Real images 
of planets are used throughout the program. 
 PPUNCH20.ZIP   02-09-1997   315k   PARAGRAPH PUNCH, Skill levels 6 - 10 This  
writing tutor helps students learn different  
ways to write an effective paragraph: through 
reasons, details, sequence, example, and  
cause and effects. Choosing from a menu of  
topics, they develop an idea, and write their 
own topic sentence, body, and conclusion.  
Finished work may be saved to a disk or  
transfered to a word processing program, 
 RREAFB20.ZIP   12-26-1996   497k   A fun game to teach reading. Add your own wo 
 SCHCRAZY.ZIP   02-14-1997   347k   School Crazy Educational Software Educational 
activities for kids 9-14. Runs under Windows. 
Extensive help file, installation program. 
Features Math, Spelling, Logic, Typing Tutor, 
Puzzles. 
 TRUEMC40.ZIP   04-03-1997   235k   True Multiple-Choice Test Generator and Study 
Skills v4.02 - Score Knowledge and Judgment.  
Write, review, tutor and test at five levels  
of thinking. Individual interactive tests and 
printed class tests. Limits: 200 questions  
per file. Convert student authored review  
files into instructional files for  
remediation and class tests. Instructions and 
sample data are built in. 
 WIRREG20.ZIP   04-03-1997   379k   WRITE IT RIGHT, Skill levels 6 - 8, Students  
learn to correct common problems in writing,  
including faulty sentence structure, unclear  
meaning, misplaced modifiers, and grammatical 
shifts. Each text contains errors. Students  
may view what each possible correction looks  
like in the text before entering the one of  
their choice. In response to a wrong answer,  
the computer shows the corrected sentence and 
explains why it is right. 
 WIRXUG20.ZIP   04-03-1997   380k   WRITE IT RIGHT FOR UPPER GRADES, Skill levels 
9 - 11, students learn to correct common  
problems in writing, including faulty  
sentence structure, unclear meaning,  
misplaced modifiers, and grammatical shifts.  
Students may view what each possible  
correction looks like in the text before  
entering the one of their choice. In response 
to a wrong answer, the computer shows the  
correct choice and why it is right. 
 WPWU1X10.ZIP   04-03-1997   296k   Word Problem Work-Up Set 1 v1.00 Math levels  
4 - 8, Students learn how to master word  
problems. The program helps them to progress  
through the four steps of problem solving:  
numerical evidence, strategy, operation, and  
solution. Context-sensitive help is available 
as needed. Teacher utility allows program  
adaptation for use by both challenged and  
advanced students. Multiple student record  
keeping. 
 WPWU2X10.ZIP   04-03-1997   297k   Word Problem Work-Up Set 2: Decimals,  
Fractions, Percents v1.00 Math levels 4 - 9  
Students learn how to master word problems.  
The program helps them to progress through  
the four steps of problem solving: numerical  
evidence, strategy, operation, and solution.  
Context-sensitive help is available as  
needed. For use by both challenged and  
advanced students. Students progress without  
teacher intervention. 

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