"Vocabulary Stretch is easy-to-use vocabulary-building software that helps students recognize words in different contexts and understand where many English words come from. The software enriches vocabulary by providing challenging activities such as matching words to ideas and completing crossword puzzles.

After an assessment, students work on specific words in a variety of activities based on grade appropriate word lists. Students are able to track their progress and print results. Students' scores are kept in a management system that allows teachers to view and print reports. Designed for students in the U.S. grades 4 through 10 (age 9 and up). The program can also be used by ESOL and adult students interested in improving their vocabulary skills."

"Vocab Grapher helps you learn new vocabulary by demonstrating word interrelations visually through graphs and engagingly through central ideas. Vocab Grapher?s visual means and central-idea approach to learn vocabulary are scientifically shown to be among the most effective methods for people of all ages. With Vocab Grapher unique approach and its built-in word list, now you can delight in the preparation for your upcoming standardized tests including the GRE, SAT, and TOEFL with unprecedented ease and fun."

This FREE program is designed to teach students computer skills, keyboarding, reading, and language arts skills all in one activity. Teachers are password protected and can assign individual students their own password. The program is useful report writing and can be used with any existing unit. Book Reporter is easy to use and it is easy to browse, sort, grade, printout, track, and comment on reports. Students can enter reports by in a variety of ways. Help is available online and can be found easily in the program.

Grammar Fitness is easy-to-use software that helps students improve their grammar skills and provides teachers with measurable results. The program implements strategies which help students cope with many troublesome points of grammar -- including usage, diction, idioms, grammatical relationships, and punctuation.

"Articulate spelling allows you to practice your spelling at home. An animated character speaks the words for you to spell, and checks that you have spelled them correctly. You can cut and paste the words from any textual source, to make it easy to add or share word lists. You can also use the program to practice a foreign language by selecting a speech engine for the corresponding country. It supports Danish, French, German, and Spanish as well as US and UK English.

The program requires Microsoft Agent and a speech synthesis engine which are currently available for free on the Internet, and an automated installation program makes them simple to install. A separate educational version supports many users on a network, and automatically finds the correct test for a given student."