Topics 80790 Phonics Success Deluxe 2007 For Windows Pc

Over 110 Activities and 2000+ Exercises - giving kids a real advantage!

Grades K - 4 Ages 5 - 9

Introducing Phonics Success Deluxe, the leading-edge suite of software tools for the personal computer. Ideal for young students at all learning levels, Phonics Success Deluxe is the zenith of self-paced phonetic instruction on CD-ROM. Offering award-winning, educator-endorsed content, unrivaled breadth and scope of curriculum, and absorbing activities to captivate user interest and maintain motivation, the Phonics Success Deluxe learning system represents the very definition of reading achievement.

Addressing all the key phonetic basics, from basic letter recognition to reading comprehension, the Phonics Success Deluxe 2007 software suite provides informative lessons, captivating games, and engaging activities to illuminate the path of reading accomplishment for youngsters of all abilities. Aligned with State Standards and school curriculum.

A wealth of knowledge provided on 4 CD-ROMs covering 11 subjects along with 1 Scholastic Video Collection DVD-ROM .

• Letters
• Consonants
• Letter Blends
• Beginning and Ending Sounds
• Short and Long Vowels
• Words
• Reading Readiness
• Reading I
• Reading II
• Reading III
• Reading Comprehension

Letters
An engaging primer illustrating the forms and function of the building blocks of written English.

• The Entire Alphabet A-Z
• Letter Order
• Letter Sounds
• Upper and Lower Case
• Beginning Letters

Consonants
An introduction to letter-sound relationships enabling youngsters to identify words and to understand written English.

• Initial Consonants
• Final Consonants
• Spoken Consonants
• Consonant Sounds

Letter Blends
Instruction and activities to foster the recognition of complete words.

• Initial Blends
• Consonant Pairs
• Vowel Pairs

Beginning and Ending Sounds
Exercises and activities allowing kids to match letter sounds to written words.

• Beginning Letters
• Ending Letters
• Initial Letters
• Final Letters

Short and Long Vowels
Lessons and games distinguishing the vowels from each other, and delineating short and long vowel forms.

• Short Forms of A, E, I, O and U
• Long Forms of A, E, I, O and U
• What Doesn't Belong?
• What Goes Together?

Words
An exploration of the ways that spoken English is represented through letter combinations.

• Words and Sounds
• Compound Words
• Rhyming Words
• Number Words

Reading Readiness
A fun-packed activity suite chock full of games and diversions, that prepares kids for a lifetime of reading fluency.

• Make a Pair
• Drag the Object
• First, Next, Last
• Two the Same
• Different Pictures
• Smallest to Largest
• Match the Vowels

Reading I
Two complete stories utilizing narrative and activities to reinforce previous phonics fundamentals. The Color Tree and the Hare and Bear activities include:

• Story Reading
• Story Recording
• Writing
• Storytelling
• Building Sentences

Reading II
The next step in the development of reading skills, featuring a pair of new stories. Tall Bill and Short Phil and The Bread That Grew activities include:

• Story Reading
• Story Recording
• Writing
• Storytelling
• Building Sentences

Reading III
Two stories offering challenging features and activities. Cock-a-Doodle Moo and My Friend Horace activities include:

• Story Reading
• Story Recording
• Writing
• Storytelling
• Building Sentences

Reading Comprehension
Four imaginative stories specifically composed to help young readers identify narrative elements and strengthen understanding. Dino the Star Catcher, Annie's City Adventures, Janice and Juanita, and Jarad's Special Visitor subjects include:

• Reading for Meaning
• Missing Story Elements
• Comprehension

Included FREE with the Phonics Success Deluxe collection is a DVD Bonus which includes Scholastic Video Collection. A treasury of animated adaptations of award-winning, classic children's books on DVD from the Scholastic Video Collection including: Doctor De Soto, Leo the Late Bloomer, No Roses for Harry! and Rosie's Walk.

Also included for FREE is the Disc Carrying Case. Store all of your discs in the convenient carrying case to keep your discs protected and organized.

• Windows 2000 or XP
• Pentium I processor running at least 133MHz
• 64MB of RAM
• Display settings set at High Color (16-bit) or higher
• 600 x 800 resolution or higher
• QuickTime 5.02 or higher
• 2X or greater CD-ROM drive
• Sound Card
• Speakers or headset
• Microphone Optional (not included)
• Printer Optional