Ready to Read! Activity Box

Teaches the skills for top-notch readers

Ready Readers Activity Box is designed to provide an extensive bank of teacher and parent-controlled activities and games.  The program specifically focuses on the National Literacy Standards for Student Learning which particular emphasis on the phonological awareness and phonics element of the strand.

All activities and games are linked to the national strategy of basic reading competence in grades K-3 using proven methodology. The activity box has been designed so that parents and teachers can select an activity or group of activities and the program will in turn provide diagnostic reports on their child's strengths and weaknesses.

• Words with "ear" and "ea"
• Words with "oo", "ar", "oi", "ow"
• Words with "air", "or", "ur"
• Identifying, reading and spelling long vowels
• Compound Words
• Counting syllables
• Common spelling patterns
• Spelling consonant clusters

• Five fun games teach Basic Reading, Spelling, and Writing Skills
  • Tele-Bingo
  • Rhyme Machine
  • Word Tower Climb
  • Jigsaw Puzzle
  • Build a Billboard
• Aligned with a national strategy to teach basic reading competence in grades K-3
• A built-in record keeping function helps parents and teachers progress.

• Windows 98, 2000, XP
• Pentium 233 MHz processor
• 64 MB of RAM
• 16-bit color
• Sound Card
• CD-ROM drive

• Macintosh OS X Native
• PowerMac G3
• 233 MHz processor
• 128 MB of RAM
• CD-ROM drive