Educational skill building programs in reading, writing, math and values. Interactive software for children with diverse comprehension levels, who learn better through reading and writing, or learn better visually and auditorially.
  Current Programs
What Rhymes?
"What Rhymes?" is designed for early readers (Grade one, Ages 4-7). Children learn to recognize words that rhyme and to choose a second word that rhymes with a given one.
Over and Over
"Over and Over" is about patterns everywhere, designed for elementary students. (Grade 2, Ages 4-8)
Writing Is No Mystery
  "Writing is No Mystery" is a unique language arts program, for middle school, (Grades 7 and 8). Suitable for a wide range of users, conceivably age 11 to adult.

What Rhymes?

"What Rhymes?" is a unique language arts learning tool designed for elementary school users (Ages 4-7). The home version is designed to encourage parent participation.

"What Rhymes?" helps students build word recognition skills using picture clues. Students learn to recognize words that rhyme and are encouraged to choose a second word that rhymes with a given one. The setting is the Rhyme-Time Fair where the ticket taker is a cat in a hat, and the price of admission is a rhyme. A dog that arrives without a rhyme has to be taught about rhyming before he is admitted.

What Rhymes? (Mac/Win)
$19.95

Over and Over

"Over and Over" is a unique art and literature program for elementary school users (Ages 4-8). Both the home version and school version are designed to encourage active participation.

"Over and Over" is designed to help students recognize, learn about, and create patterns. The program initiates activities that lead children to explore some of humanity's basic values -- truth and beauty. The program encourages children to respond effectively, perceptually, and cognitively to the activities presented. Students meet Professor Picadilly Patternsbee who sings about patterns that exist in the world and defines what a pattern is. Through animated images Patternsbee illustrates the prevalence and importance of patterns in our lives and in nature.

Over and Over (Mac/Win)
$19.95

Writing Is No Mystery

"Writing Is No Mystery" is a unique language arts learning tool designed for middle school users. Grades 7-8. The school version includes a comprehensive Teacher's Manual. The home version is designed for a wide range of users. Ages 11-Adult.

"Writing Is No Mystery" is designed to give students an opportunity to master basic writing skills while attempting to solve the mystery embedded in the program. To meet learning objectives, the program emphasizes student participation by encouraging interaction with the material. Students are motivated to write their own mystery story with provided (clip art) characters.

Writing Is No Mystery
(Mac/Win)
$129.95
Writing Is No Mystery
Student Edition (Mac/Win)
$29.95

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 Ventura Educational Systems
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Arroyo Grande , CA 93421-1622
 
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