LITERACY SOFTWARE
MATHS SOFTWARE
WORD WIZARD on CD Rom (Years 1-7) Mac/Win - $70 (Home version) $90 (School) Macroworks Order click here
ULTIMATE MATHS INVADERS on CD ROM (6-14 years) Mac/Win - $32
An Australian program which uses sound and text to teach and reinforce spelling skills. Includes phonics, homophones, plurals, prefixes and suffixes. 3000+ words in 196 groups. 20 learning activities with full narration. Record keeping and incentive program. Fun, but all work.
Great for rote learning facts & for mental arithmetic. Take the
hassles out of homework and tables. +, -,÷, HCF, LCM, equations,
bases, fractions, decimals and more. Fun format, but all work.Click on image for larger version
DINGO BINGO on CD Rom Mac/Win - $50Macroworks Order click here
EDUMATHS PRIMARY (Years 1-7) Win - $70
A highly motivational program for reinforcing the development of basic sight
vocabulary. 240 words which make up approximately two thirds of the vocabulary
in Junior Primary level books and more than half in adult level material.
Fun, but all work.
Comprehensive coverage of formal maths for whole of primary school.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentage,
decimals etc. Does not teach but gives loads of practice. Gives the
repetition needed. Sets and marks work. Keeps records.
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ENGLISH FACTORY (Years 1-7) Mac/Win - $60 home edition $80 for school edition
EDUMATHS SECONDARY
(Years 8-12) Win - $70
More than 5,000 questions in over 200 exercises with 3 difficulties
levels. Full voice assistance, Covers abbreviations, parts of speech,
calendar, compound words, gender, homonyms, opposites, plurals,
phrases, sentences, rhyming and much more. Records and rewards system.
Topics as for Primary but at Secondary level.Click on image for larger version
READING WORKS on CD Rom (Win/Mac) - Home Version $70 School Version $90 (5 years - Adult) Macroworks Order click here
EDUSS MATHS SYSTEM (Years 1-7) Win - $275.00
Designed to help average to high IQ students with lowreading ability achieve reading fluency. 5 levels structured to reading and interest age. 560 graded passages by Australian authors. Includes placement tests, eye warm-ups, flash card drill and comprehension.
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Testing, teaching, practice all in the same program. A maths course
designed to suit individual
needs. Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, word
sums, time, fractions, decimals, percentage, geometry, equations,
statistics, ratio & proportion. Takes time to learn to use but
worth the effort.
READING FOR LITERACY on CD Rom Levels 1, 3, 4 &6, Levels 2 & 5 unavailable Mac/Win. - $50
EASY MATHS on CD ROM (Windows only) - $45 - 7 years to adult
Level per disk. Fully interactive, voice assisted program. A wide
variety of genre &
exercises. Computer help enables students to work at comprehension
level rather than decoding level. 27 units per disk with a range of
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Speed, levels of difficulty & display can be customised. Results can be printed. Choice of activities:- Table Race, Beat the Timer, Master Quiz. Enjoyable and effective. Useful for school and home
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MATHS ISLAND (Years 1-7) Mac/Win - $60 Macroworks Order click here
DINGO BINGO TABLES Mac/Win - $50 Macroworks Order click here
A Teaching, testing and practice program covering
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Testing and record
keeping.
ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE
TEXT HELP! READ & WRITE 8 COMPUTER PROGRAM Win - $380 Postage and GST free**
THE ADVENTURES OF ANGUS McINTYRE #2 (Ages 10-16)Mac/Win Home edition $40 School edition $60
Hear what you type, reads any text, word prediction,
speaking spell-checker, and oral presentation of homophone meanings,
dictionary & much more. Works in conjunction with
most word processors.Ring SPELD for advice.
Bk2 The Adventures of Angus McIntyre. Mac / Windows
Genre: Literacy
Topic: Comprehension and Vocabulary
Ages: 10 – 16+
Suitability: for readers who have attained independent reading skills, including those who are dyslexic, have short-term memory or ADD. Perfect for reluctant male readers.
Pricing (GST inc.):
- home edition (single licence, max. 4 users); r.r.p. $40
- school edition (single licence, unlimited users); r.r.p. $60
- 5 site licence; p.o.a
- 10 site licence; p.o.a
- 15 site licence; p.o.a
- unlimited site licence; r.r.p. $595.00
TEXTHELP READ & WRITE GOLD 8 $790.00
SPEAKING NOTEPAD (Windows only) $30 Years 8 to Adult
As above PLUS - Scanner - into MS word, HTML, Excel, PDF or any other major word processor. Speech Maker - converts text to MP3, WMA or WAV files. Fact Folder - can capture text from ANY application (incl net), classify it, attach pictures, bibliography information and record its source. Fact Finder - a web search tool that can collect a selected word from ANY document or application and do a quick web search and return information instantly without having to type in individual searches. Scientific Calculator - a speaking calculator.
An affordable text to speech program with spell checker that can read wholepages of text or say each word as it is typed. An excellent entry to assistive technology.Click on image for larger version
THE ADVENTURES OF ANGUS McINTYRE (Ages 10-16)Mac/Win
FRANKLIN HAND HELD ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY & SPELL CHECKER TTQ-206 $70
Bk1 The Great Australian Ghost Story. Mac / Windows
Home $40 School $60, Paperback book $AUDpoa, Blackline Masters (on CD)poa. ( Site Lic 5=poa, 10= poa, 15= poa Unlimited poa)
Fully narrated, 12-chapter story with fun illustrations * self-contained comprehension and vocabulary exercises at the end of each chapter * suggested extension activities for each chapter * 4 bonus games to encourage success * scoring and achievement results recorded and printable * recording of problem words * printable certificates.
This software is suitable for readers who have attained independent reading skills, including those who are dyslexic or have dyscalculia short-term memory or ADD. It is also excellent for reluctant male readers.
Turns School Work into wordplay.
Easy to read. Has large screen and font, and large keys.
Interactive Children's Reference, Includes Oxford Primary Dictionary ( includes over 30,000 words and phrases.)
Instant phonetic spell correction Type "nolij" and find "knowledge."
Literacy word bank Features a 6,000 work bank developed by the National Literacy Foundation.
7 fun learning games.
Includes thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms and homophones.
CLICKER 5 (Years 1-7) Mac/Win
KIDSKEYS (3-6 years) - $9.00 per set
Single Home User - $145.00Single School Version - $289.00.
Additional copies per computer - $49.00 each. Site Licence (unlimited) - $3,499.00
Ages 4-special needs Adult. Enables students to create their own pieces of writing by clicking on words, phrases, chunks of text and pictures. Cells can speak text and you can record your own voice into a cell.
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Tough, stick on, durable, polyester lower case letters. Upper and lower
case letters displayed together. Reduce problems for students to find
correct letters. Helps overcome b / d reversals.
TEXT EASE CT Essentials Mac/Win - $110. Prices for additional copies on application.
Consisting of Textease 2000, Softease Spreadsheet and Softease Database. A
unique package that allows you to create spreadsheets and databases, insert
charts and add text all on the same page. Click on image for full size version
PHONICS PROGRAMS
PHONICS FIRST Macroworks Order click here
READING FREEDOM SENIOR FREEDOM Macroworks Order click here
Ages 4-7+ but can be used as remedial for older students.
A series of five comprehensive, fully integrated, beginning reading programs that are carefully structured to teach students the word attack, comprehension and spelling skills they need to become effective readers. Phonemic awareness dealing with sound blending, rhyming, initial, final, medial sounds from simple vowels and consonants to complex letter / sound combinations.
Phonics First, Levels 1-5 $55 single,
Phonics First Pack (5 levels) poa
Contact SPELD for schools site licence prices.
When ordering licences, include school name and address. An exclusive "Licence Upgrade" CD is issued with the licensed software. Licences can be upgraded at anytime and only the cost difference is billed.
Ages 9-adult A comprehensive, fully integrated phonics reading program designed for those who lack independent reading skills. It is all work and not a game. Works best with about 15 mins contact 4 or 5 times per week under supervision. It is a great aid to SSO’s and parent helpers.
Reading
Freedom (each level) $55 single, $Price on application for five pack.
Contact SPELD for schools site licence prices.
When ordering licences, include school name and address. An exclusive "Licence Upgrade" CD is issued with the licensed software. Licences can be upgraded at anytime and only the cost difference is billed.
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