Educational Awareness

OVERVIEW
As students advance in school, they are expected to make meaningful contributions to academic discussions. To do so, students must be able to read for a purpose, analyze data, and communicate their ideas. Unfortunately, many students enter higher grades unable to read critically, understand math concepts, or express themselves clearly.

If not dealt with, the effect of these problems multiplies. Students and teachers become frustrated with a lack of progress over time.

Instructional software can be a great way to coordinate efforts and achieve the desired outcome.

Merit Software learning tools provide focus and direction for achieving academic success.

WHY MERIT GETS RESULTS
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.

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.

Merit customers get the support they need to achieve success with free technical help, which is available by email and telephone.

Teachers, tutors and parents may access free evaluation versions of all Merit software by download from the web site or on CD-ROM. The evaluation software contains full-working exercises of all Merit programs.