Adi's 2nd & 3rd Grade English (PC, CD-ROM) Sierra - 1995 USA, Canada Release

Adi's 2nd & 3rd Grade English
Product ID	20626-83166
Product UPC	020626831666
Platform(s)	PC
Media	CD-ROM
Copyright date	1995
Publisher(s)	Sierra
Category(s)	Education, Language, English
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Adi, a space traveling tutor, will guide you through entertaining lessons based on the English concepts you're learning in school. Offering encouragement and assistance along the way, Adi concentrates on subject areas specific to the 2nd and 3rd grades, like:

• Reading: Improving reading comprehension and grammar proficiency.
• Writing: Practicing the basic rules of sentence structure and formation.
• Spelling: Discovering vowels, consonants and letter combinations.
• Study Skills: Learning how to make studying easier and more effective.

As you complete lessons in the program, Adi will help your parents track your progress.

There's even more to Adi's 2nd and 3rd Grade English than lessons and practice exercises. After designing your personal desktop workspace, open the Creativity Tools and go wild bringing out the writer, artist or moviemaker inside you!

Surprise yourself with what you know!
Solid comprehension and grammar exercises will sharpen your ability to read and write. While clicking through the letter choices, knowledge of word formation will help you to correctly spell words.

Organization is an essential study skill.
By choosing the item that doesn't belong, you'll learn how to put types of things into categories. After mastering your lessons, express your creativity with these versatile tools!

Reading and Writing:

• Comprehension.
• Subjects/predicates.
• Setting/plot.
• Grammar.
• Character analysis.
• Nouns.
• Main idea/topic.
• Verbs.
• Conflict/resolution.
• Adjectives.
• Paragraphs.
• Capitalization.
• Fact/fiction.
• Punctuation.
• Fantasy/reality.
• Proofreading.

Spelling:

• Consonants.
• Antonyms.
• Vowels.
• Homophones.
• Root words.
• Endings.
• Syllabication.
• Spelling.
• Sounds.
• Misspellings.
• Suffixes.
• Structure.
• Prefixes.
• Vocabulary.
• Synonyms.
• Colloquialisms.

Study Skills:

• Alphabetizing.
• Almanac.
• Categorizing.
• Atlas/maps.
• Classifying.
• Encyclopedia.
• Non-fiction.
• Dictionary.
• Main topics.
• Thesaurus.
• Outlining.
• Organizing.
• Illustrations.
• Time management.
• Charts/graphs.
• Listening skills.

Creativity Toolbox.
After mastering your lessons, express your creativity with these versatile tools! Create a colorful new masterpiece, produce your own multimedia presentation, or write in your own notebook or secret-password diary!

Theater Lab.
Watch "explorations" and "edumations". These entertaining full motion video clips and animations are tutorials full of interesting facts that relate directly to the curriculum lessons you'll be studying.

Interactive Games.
Successful learning combines earnest study and engaging play. Reward yourself after studying by enjoying comic adventure, solving puzzles and discovering fantastic new worlds with this existing collection of games.

The Desktop: Using paint, posters and hanging plants, your child can create a comfortable learning environment that is unique to their personality.

Created, evaluated and reviewed by educators, and spanning two entire years of curriculum, there is no other software program available that covers 2nd and 3rd grade English so completely. Adi's 2nd and 3rd Grade English fosters a healthy balance between education, exploration and entertainment.

Adi, an interactive tutor, makes study sessions more interesting and amusing. As lesson work is completed, your child is rewarded with exciting, interactive games. Adi's 2nd and 3rd grade English provides an intensive and memorable learning experience.

Curriculum:
Lessons are organized by easy to use chapters and sub-chapters. Successfully completed lessons are noted for parents on a separate Student Progress screen.

Help Screen:
At any time in the lesson, students can turn to the Help Screen for assistance. The screen provides word definitions and extra information on specific subjects.

Theater Lab:
Watching "Explorations" and "Edumations" is a new way to learn. These full-motion video clips and animations are tutorials that bring subjects to life.

Interactive Games:
Correctly answered questions provide access to a collection of games. The more points earned, the more games available for hours of incredible play.

System Requirements

PC Windows 3.1
Required CPU	486-33
Required RAM	8MB
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	VGA 256 Color

PC Windows 95
Required CPU	486-33
Required RAM	8MB
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	VGA 256 Color