Spelling
Software that focuses on developing or strengthening specific skills
used in writing, including spelling, is also available.
 Simon
Spells (Don
Johnson, Inc.)
Friendly tutors guide student in grades 1-3 through spelling activities.
 Spelling
Rules (Optimum
Resources)
Students work with appropriate level words that follow common spelling
patterns, as well as exceptions to the rules. The program allows
students to improve their ability to spell correctly and accurately.
The program is designed for use in grades 3 - 9 and has varied levels.
You can use it in self-paced or test form. It provides valuable
and much needed skills training in an engaging and visual manner.
Grammar
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective (Broderbund)
In Carmen Sandiego Word Detective, the power of speech is at stake!
Even the most respected ACME agents have been rendered powerless
and speechless thanks to Carmen Sandiego and her diabolical invention,
the Babble-On Machine. Speaking, reading and writing as we know
it will cease to exist unless players can stop Carmen's plans to
steal language and wreak communication chaos! Students will embark
on a series of 12 exciting missions to Carmen's hideouts throughout
the world, where they'll encounter activities covering grammar,
spelling, and vocabulary.
Punctuation
 Punctuation
Rules (Optimum
Resource Inc)
This program covers material ranging from categories of sentences
to forming possessives. It allows students to gain strength in their
ability to correctly use punctuation. The open-ended teachers section
and add-on questions make the program extremely flexible. (Mac/PC)
Vocabulary
 Vocabulary
Development (Optimum
Resources)
Students in grades 3 - 9 relate their current knowledge of vocabulary
to the context in which they discover an unfamiliar word. They use
a variety of contextual aids. This program illustrates synonyms,
antonyms, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, multiple meanings and
context clues in a variety of levels. (Mac/PC)
Inclusive Programs
Cornerstone Language Arts (SkillsBank
Corp.)
Cornerstone Language Arts is a basic skills program for grades 3-8.
It has a five-step system to help students of all ability levels
strengthen language art skills. It contains over 175 lessons in
capitalization, punctuation, spelling and usage with diagnostic
and prescriptive accountability. (Macintosh, PC)
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