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The Learning Staircase Ltd - Computer Software

We have an order form here for New Zealand customers which can be printed, posted or faxed. Private customers please include cheque with order. Orders accepted from educational establishments, please quote order number in your details. All prices are given in NZ Dollars, please see bottom of this page for Postage and Packing.

For orders from outside New Zealand, please ask us for a quote.

Steps

Our new software programme, Steps, is specifically designed to reinforce both First Steps and Steps to Literacy. It contains all of the lists already, together with a set of exercises and games which children just need to work through. In addition, there is a General bank, which contains a ready-made literacy course, which a learner can work through if they are not following either of the workbook courses. It also contains extra wordlists which teachers can ‘dip into’. This includes word lists covering word families, spelling patterns or rules, and high frequency lists. There is also the facility to add your own lists, so the programme can be used to reinforce any spelling list or literacy resource.

Wordshark

Wordshark is a major teaching resource used widely in schools. It combines the excitement of computer games with the serious task of learning to read and spell. It offers 55 different games which use sound graphics and text to teach and reinforce word recognition and spelling.

Number Shark

Numbershark is a program to help improve basic numeracy. Appropriate for ages 6 to 15. It addresses many of the difficulties which lead students to dislike maths, including poor short term memory, attention span and sequencing skills. Multi-sensory presentation develops a genuine understanding of maths.

Memory Booster

Memory Booster teaches flexible memory strategies and takes the child through enjoyable exercises that develop and extend learning skills. It's also adaptive, so the activities are automatically adjusted to the abilities of each individual child. However, parents or teachers can configure the program to make it easier or harder if this should be necessary.

A free demo can be downloaded here

Type To Learn 4

In Type to Learn, students assist the secret society called the Agents of Information by learning the critical, lifelong skill of touch-typing. Built on a proven typing curriculum of sequential, skills-building instruction, Type to Learn integrates review, demonstration, practice, and assessment into a comprehensive learning cycle. Type to Learn has been used by 15 million pupils worldwide since 1985.

A free online demo can be seen here (requires Macromedia Flash)

Lexion

A very comprehensive computer based system for developing reading, writing, spelling, phonological awareness and memory in students with dyslexia, aphasia, or language related learning disorders. Suitable for use by Specialist Literacy teachers, SPELD, ORRS, RTLB, TOD, etc. Software tests students, creates graphs and charts and generates appropriate exercises. Note: Not to be confused with Lexia (US programme).

Thinksheet

Thinksheet excels at turning your thoughts into writing, and is like a whole lot of 'Post-It'® notes you can move around and put in to boxes. The notes are your ideas, your brainstorming, yet Thinksheet is smart enough to turn those notes into a piece of writing. You can print, or transfer the results to your word-processor. Thinksheet is perfect for revision, for dyslexics, for preparing talks, writing etc.

A free demo can be downloaded here.

Earobics

Multi-award winning Earobics is the leading solution for providing explicit, comprehensive early literacy skill training. It systematically teaches the critical phonological awareness, listening and introductory phonics skills required for learning to read and spell. While progress varies by child, most show significant skill improvement from using Earobics only 15 to 20 minutes per day, three times a week.

A free online demo can be seen here (requires Macromedia Flash Plug-In)

Nessy

Nessy is an interactive, multimedia resource that develops reading, spelling, writing, study skills and memory. The fun 12 onscreen games that students love are reinforced by thousands of printable resources, reducing teacher preparation time! Although designed to help those with SLD, as the resources are suitable from ages 4 – adult, it can be used with students off all ages and abilities so represents great value for money.

Free online and offline demos, plus worksheets, can all be found here

Postage & Packing Prices

Within New Zealand. For orders from outside New Zealand, please ask us for a quote.

All Orders

$10