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Real
World Reading Skills
Improves English language and literacy skills.
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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.
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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.
Designed for English language learners and adult
literacy students.
"Very helpful in improving
reading skills
of my low level readers."
-- Greenville High School,
Curriculum
Set 1: Real World Reading Skills, For beginners.
High interest content.
Set 2: Real World Reading Skills, Intermediate level,
more complex vocabulary and sentence structure.
High interest content.
- Each set contains 32 texts and 150 questions.
- Contextual help and feedback engage students
of all ages.
- Students choose from a menu of reward animations
and sounds.
- All student work is stored in the Teacher Program
Manager.
- Content can be spoken aloud by using the Merit
Text Talker.
Students will...
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by
using other words or phrases in the text as clues.
- Learn the correct pronunciation of vocabulary
words.
- Extract salient information from texts.
- Use vocabulary and organizational patterns to
infer meaning from text.
- Demonstrate comprehension of a text by writing
sentences using key words.
CONTENT OF REAL WORLD READING SKILLS Real World
Reading Skills, Set 1 (Contains Units 1 and 2) UNIT
1
1. Employment Skills: Looking at Help Wanted Ads
2. Civics: Voting
3. Civics: Quality Of Life Laws and Littering
4. Health: Prenatal Care
5. Consumer Economics: Bank Loans
6. Employment Skills: Getting to Work on Time
7. Environment: Disposing of Old Computers
8. Social Skills: Sending an Apology
9. Family Literacy: Encouraging Reading
10. Government and Law: Withholding Taxes
11. Consumer Economics: Using Checks
12. Health: Shopping and Reading Labels
13. Health: Allergic Reactions
14. Environment: Recycling
15. Consumer Economics: Getting Credit
16. Consumer Economics: Shopping and Expiration Dates
17. Consumer Economics: Writing Checks
18. Community Resources: Parent-Teacher Involvement
UNIT 2
1. Employment Skills: Job Benefits
2. Consumer Economics: Shopping Coupons
3. Health: Walking for Exercise
4. Environment: Bicycling
5. Employment Skills: Dressing for a Job Interview
6. Environment: Visiting National Parks
7. Health: Food Shopping When Hungry
8. Consumer Economics: Using Credit Cards
9. Family Literacy: Locating Library Books Online
10. Employment Skills: Following a Dream
11. Employment Skills: Getting Job Training
12. Government and Law: Providing Services
13. Health: Shopping for Special Diets
14. Family Literacy: Making a Computer Backup
15. Social Skills: Dining Out
16. Government and Law: The Rights for the Arrested
Real World Reading Skills, Set 2 (Contains Units
3 and 4)
UNIT 3
1. Consumer Economics: Using Shopping Coupons
2. Technology: Direct Dialing
3. Employment Skills: Reading Help Wanted Ads
4. Government and Law: Criminal Trials
5. Consumer Economics: Income Tax Forms
6. Consumer Economics: Saving Receipts
7. Civics: Voting
8. Social Skills: Writing Thank-You Notes
9. Family Literacy: Improving School Performance
10. Social Skills: Responding to Invitations
11. Environment: Danger from Pesticides
12. Social Skills: Reserving a Table
13. Consumer Economics: Homes and Mortgages
14. Consumer Economics: Shopping By Phone
15. Civics: Registering to Vote
16. Health: Shoes and Foot Care
17. Technology: The Postal System
18. Community Resources: Returning to School
UNIT 4
1. Employment Skills: Dressing For A Job Interview
2. Civics: Local Governments Provide Water
3. Consumer Economics: Checking Receipts
4. Consumer Economics: Getting Credit
5. Civics: Absentee Ballots
6. Environment: Organic Farming
7. Employment Skills: Being Punctual
8. Environment: Sources of Energy
9. Technology: Buying Used Textbooks Online
10. Consumer Economics: Using Traveler's Checks
11. Consumer Economics: Tipping in Restaurants
12. Technology: Computers Are Everywhere
13. Employment Skills: Answering Help Wanted Ads
14. Consumer Economics: Postage & Handling Charges
15. Consumer Economics: Car Loans
16. Government and Law: Social Security Tax
17. Civics: Jury Service
18. Community Resources: Getting Help Applying for
Jobs
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Pricing for Real World Reading Skills
Prices for each set These
are promotional prices
| Program Versions |
Price |
License
Terms |
| 1 Station: Stand-alone |
$125.00 |
Use on one computer. Record
keeping for 42 students. |
| 5 Stations: |
$275.00 |
Use on a network with 5
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
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| 10 Stations: Networkable |
$399.00 |
Use on a network with 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
| Site License |
call us |
Use on a network with more than 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
Pricing for Real World Reading Skills Series
(Contains Sets 1 & 2)
| Program Versions |
Price |
License
Terms |
| 1 Station: Stand-alone |
$199.00 |
Use on one computer. Record
keeping for 42 students. |
| 5 Stations: |
$430.00 |
Use on a network with 5
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
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| 10 Stations: Networkable |
$650.00 |
Use on a network with 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
| Site License |
call us |
Use on a network with more than 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
All versions of this Software - 2000/2003/XP/VISTA/WIN7
Download Evaluation Program, click
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Please do not use ordering
information provided on the demo as these prices are in
US dollars. To order, please returm to www.nas.ca as we
offer our Canadian customers prices at par.
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