Tutor Software maths and english, can you help??

Question

Anyone know of a cheaper tutor software for primary and secondary school kids. The soft ware should have voice as well.

Answer 1

We use computer games a good bit as a supplement to standard curriculum. There is a 7 year gap between my youngest (age 7) and the next oldest (working at high school level now) which makes me 'out of the loop' for current miidle school level games. I don't know if all of these titles are still available or not, but even looking them up would be worthwhile:

Treasure MathStorm (ages 5 to 7):

This has been a favorite with my kids as they have come up through our homeschool curriculum. As computers and operating systems made our original copy obsolete, we invested in an updated version. Yes, we liked it that much. Skills: math facts are used when you catch elves which gets you money to spend to buy supplies, money skills are used as supplies are bought, time skills are worked on in the Time Igloo where you get ice picks to climb to the next level,  equations are explored using a balance and Mrs Equality gives you parts to build a catapault to get to the next level, counting and regrouping is worked on in the Crystal Cavern, and sequences are used to work out the secret code to open the final door. The kids loved it. The newer version has voice but not the original version.

Treasure Galaxy was also a favorite. It is for about the same age level and works on diffrent math skills (fractions and geometry). Our version is the original on this one and has no voice. I thing the new version has it though.

Supersolvers Outnumbered was not as favored as the first two, but it was unique in the world of math software for elementary-aged children in that is focused on story problems. The story problems are integrated into a storyline which makes it quite interesting. I assigned this game as a way to build the kids' abilities to approach problem solving. No voice in this one, but check to see if a newer version with voice exists.

Grammar Games was another title that the kids enjoyed. It was a series of games all focused on grammar skills. The kids' favorite was was the Gizmo Game. They had to correctly identify possessives and plurals and were given parts to complete a Rube Goldberg machine. Once all the parts were in place the machine was triggered (fun to watch). No voice on this one, but the types of games that are in it need to have reading to actually test the students ability to spot the errrors by reading. A voice would actually defeat much of the value of this game.

I really like PrintMaster Platinum for children to use as a word processor. It is loaded with lots of projects and examples to give them ideas. It is soooooo much easier to use than Word. You can even save the document as html and upload it as a website if you have webspace. No voice needed for this one, though one of the features is that you can attach a voice file into the document. I cannot remember the file format for sure, but I think that it was the same one that the Window's Recorder defaults to.

Editor in Chief is pretty good for middle schoolers. Not as playful as the other titles, but it builds some great skills. Basically, you play as an editor and you have to spot the various grammar and spelling errors. Asd in the Grammar Games, voice would defeat the purpose of the game.

My kids never had Revenge of the Riddle Spiders, but it always was a temptation to get that one. It builds reading skills. There are 3 levels: A for 1st to 3rd grade, B is for grade 4th to 6th, C is for 7th to 12th grade. I do not know if this one has voice.

There is also a Revenge of the Math Spiders.

Answer 2

For math I recommend Teaching Textbooks.  They are not super cheap, but neither do I feel they are overpriced.  They are worth every penny.  They start at grade 5 I believe, and go all the way through High School, the CD's have voice as well as visual explanation of the problems, and the solution CD's cover every step of every problem for each grade level.

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com

Answer 3

the best math help is online. ant www.hotmath.com i use it all the time in high school and my sister uses it for elementary school. it does cost money but most schools have a password for u to use so u can go on for free. but if u want i can tell u my pass it is CA49626CA(i think). hot math helps soo much it lets u choose any math book even the one that u or your child uses. then it does each problem