Elementary Reading Software

My almost 9 yo visual learner daughter is needing comprehensive math software curriculum. She just started refreshing her addition and subtraction skills on ZooZillions. She is great at concepts, visual problems, reading problems. Not so good at rote memorization, drilling facts, etc. We need something that is interactive but thorough. No online freebies for games, please. We are a homeschool family with a teaching background. Thank you!

Try these:

http://www.bigbrainz.com/index.php

(the "z" instead of "s" drives me nuts!)

These two are sites, but not "just fun" sites:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/

http://www.aaamath.com/

Cosmeo has NutShell math which is awesome! It makes the subscription price ($9.99/mo or $99/yr) worth it alone. Plus, they have on-demand video from series like the Standard Deviants (my son learns a ton from there!) and other educational videos. The entire Cosmeo site is awesome for visual learners! (I'm one of them!)

http://www.cosmeo.com

(They have a free, one-month trial.)

Someone suggested Aleks and I second that one.

Teaching Textbooks is rolling out their lower grades this year. We're doing Algebra and it's GREAT! I hear the lower levels (Pre-Alg, Math 7) are even more fun! Some is done via the CD-roms, some in a workbook, so you get a good mix of learning styles - especially still practice with pencil and paper, not just the pc (where my son would rather do all of his work). You can view sample lectures, problems, and pages at the TT site:

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/

(The levels don't necessarily match with the grade - i.e., I know many 3rd/4th graders doing Math 7. You'd just need to give the placement tests.)

You could also look into AOP's Switched on Schoolhouse program. You didn't list a grade level, but I assume she's at least 3rd, which is where SOS starts. I'm personally not impressed with SOS, but many people like them.

http://www.aop.com/sos/

My favorite math program for K-5 is K12, which is what we use as our base curriculum.

http://www.k12.com

HTH!

2007-05-22 21:55:31 by ♥♫☼ Jen ☼♫♥

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Please excuse this elementary question, but I am sure that there is software that I can use so that people accessing my hard drive via a network can not read certain files and folders?

I could protect my files in the old MS DOS days, but I am now brain dead on this issue so please help.

Thanks

Yes,
you can protect your files and folder by winzip
right click on the file or folder
add to zip
password
and your file or folder will be protected
and so many software is in the web search for folder lock
like software safe20e and folder lock
download or write me i will send me
best of luck

2007-02-26 04:54:36 by Buster J

Price: $9.99

Each fun activity has many play levels, progressing from the easiest to most difficult.
Kids will explore Pirate Island with Sam the Lion, Penelope the Parrot, and Reader Rabbit.

I am the computer aide at an elementary school. We have a computer lab with 30 student computers, and most of the teachers have a few computers in their classrooms. We run Windows XP Pro. Currently, we are using software called Success Maker Enterprise for the kids. I'll say it plainly: I hate it. It sucks. The kids are getting bored with it, and it's a heartache trying to get any kind of useful reports or data from it. Not to mention it is constantly freezing up at one point or another.

I really want to get the kids onto something better. I want something that is fun for them but at the same time convenient for the teachers and I to manage the classes and see their progress. It's Kindergarten through fourth grade, so it needs to be simple for them to log into, such as simply entering their student ID number, which they are already accustomed to doing.

We mostly focus on Math and Reading for the computer software, so if that's all it has, that's perfectly fine.

Well, I gotta go! Class is here! I hope you can point me in the right direction!

I think that KidPix, Kidspiration/Inspiration, Study Island
These have worked great for me. i apologize that i do not have all of the info for each one, but you should be able to look it up.

2009-04-09 09:02:30 by vertigoelectric

Price: $249.99 $189.00

Eliminate reading avoidance (but not video game obsessions)
Have your child reading well in 6 weeks
Stop the struggle with phonics and word reading

Hi, I'm an American born Chinese and both of my parents are from Taiwan so I grew up hearing and speaking mixed English and Chinese with a Taiwanese accent although I only have an elementary school level Chinese vocabulary. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any language learning software that uses a Taiwanese accent instead of a Beijing accent because I'm afraid I might start mixing accents or adding in my own incorrect pronounciations. I haven't had much formal instruction in Chinese and I'm mainly trying to increase my vocabulary and reading and writing ability at the moment (I know very few characters). Thanks for any suggestions.

actually there is not much difference between Taiwanese Chinese and Mandarin Chinese...

even though the writing differs and some sentence structures are peculiar, syllable pronunciation are closer than for instance Cantonese Chinese...

it can be explained by the fact that long ago many educated people escaped from Mainland to Taiwan in order to live safely... they preserved and developed high level of culture, speaking standard Chinese language in spite of the fact there are different dialects in different areas of China

finally, you can learn basic syllable transcription (pinyin) and use it to learn the language while communicating with some Taiwanese on-line... learning Traditional characters is a hard task for a beginner

2008-07-08 20:21:09 by Jeffx1

Is there any cool, interactive software out there that teaches you all levels of math from elementary school up to college level? I always sucked at math, and I am interested in learning it at home, at my own pace, without having to read boring books or hiring tutors..

I am working on an example book, that may fit your needs. See below:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt=AtyCcxrDeMla1G8YIWAfWUzsy6IX;_ylv=3 ?qid=20081025223429AAt5kBp

2008-10-26 21:31:24 by Mr. Curious