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Punctuation Made Easy

In a fun game-show format, Punctuation Made Easy will familiarize your students with the importance of punctuation - how it works like a code that tells a reader how to read the words on a page. Students will develop strategies for using punctuation effectively to clarify the meaning of their writing. Intelligent software assesses each student's abilities and then presents tutorial lessons for those topics where special attention is needed. The program also includes a special teacher's section where each student's progress report can be viewed. Working independently with Punctuation Made Easy, your students will master punctuation, a key building block for writing and communicating effectively!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Apostrophes:
Contractions
Possession
Plural Nouns
Possessive Pronouns
Brackets, Hyphens, Dashes
Capital Letters & Full Stops:
Ending a Sentence
Abbreviations
Beginning Sentences
Proper Nouns
Commas:
Lists
with Full Stops
Apposition
Question Marks & Exclamation Marks:
Question Words
Direct Questions
Indirect Questions
Short Expressions
Semicolons & Colons:
Separating Clauses
Semicolons in Lists
Introducing Lists
Speech Marks:
Direct Speech
Inside Punctuation
Dialogue

Key Features:
Diagnostic testing
Intelligent software identifies strengths & weaknesses
Comprehensive & individualized progress charts
Easy-to-understand explanations
Instant feedback in exercises
Teacher's Section with detailed student records


School Library Journal: "Basic punctuation skills are presented through an engaging animated game-show format. There are seven broad topics-Apostrophes; Commas; Brackets, Hyphens, Dashes; Capital Letters and Periods; Semicolons and Colons; Question Marks and Exclamation Points; and Quotation marks-which are divided into subtopics. In the password-protected teacher's section, student progress reports can be viewed. Punctuation Made Easy provides an interactive milieu where students can learn and practice using punctuation effectively."

Ages 9-14

Win 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP
Mac 7.6.1/8/9/X Native

$19.99

A5817JCH

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