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KidsWorks Deluxe Software

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Grade Level Appropriateness: K-5 Subject Appropriateness: Language Arts- Reading and Writing Description: This software builds reading, writing, and creativity in an interactive format. The students learn word processing as well as paint and draw skills. The students can create multimedia projects using sound and animation. Evaluation Goals: It expands on reading, writing, and creativity skills. It's packed with inventive tools, animated stamps,wild sound effects,and a special feature that lets the computer read word and storeis back to you. Enhances the reading-writing connection in a very positive and creative way. This software teaches younger students the relationship between words and pictures. It does a good job encouraging creativity and develops a sight vocabulary. The mini notebook that is provided gives many lessons (In all subject matters) that can be used in the classroom with ease. The story starters provided were helpful. The stickers provided were of a great variety and interesting for the students to use. This software is very engaging for students and holds their attention. Allows young children to create simple multimedia projects. Encourages students to be creative and use higher level thinking skills.

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This software can be used to enhance your language arts curriculum and standards based lesson plans. This software is multi purposed. Children brainstorm story ideas, write, read and listen to stories. This software covers most curriculum subject areas. Ready made lesson plans are provided. Reading and Writing Process-Your students will have unlimited opportunities to express themselves with pictures, words, and sounds. The program combines a word processor and a paint program into one ultra-fun, multimedia feature that lets the computer read words and stories back to your students. This captivating program is simple enough for younger children, yet challenging enough for older students. It's special features include: 1)multimedia books, stories, poems, awards, invitations and more with words, pictures and sounds. 2) over 100 story starter ideas to help spark children's creativity. 3) over 130 backgrounds, 450 stickers and 100 sound effects. 4)animated stickers to bring pictures to life. 5)six fun character voices that read text aloud, or the option for kids to record their own narration.

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