Thanks, Paul, for the suggestions. It's good to begin where someone else has already traveled. Connie Weaver Paul E. Doniger wrote: > > Connie, > > I only have examined two Grammar programs for K-12: One is called"Multimedia > High School Grammar" and is usually on sale for about $10 from Staples or > Office Max; its produced by Pro One Software, Las Cruces NM. The other is > called "Grammar Games" and is put out by Davidson & Associates. I don't have > a copy of it on hand, so I can't really tell you more, except that it seemed > geared for middle school through maybe 9th grade - and that parts of it were > fun to use. > > Both are on CD-Rom, are easy to use, and are pretty basic. > > Good Luck, > > Paul D. > [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Connie Weaver <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 9:50 PM > Subject: Help needed! > > >My colleague Allen Cary-Webb is preparing a grant proposal, due THIS > >FRIDAY, in which he asks for funding to examine software in the English > >Language Arts. As part of this project, he wants--we want--to examine > >software for teaching grammar and for teaching grammatical aspects of > >writing, including style and grammar checkers. We are looking > >especially for the good, but also for the bad and the ugly, with the > >idea of having our students examine the software critically themselves. > > > >Does anyone have a Web site where such software is listed and possibly > >even described/critiqued? In any case, what software can various ATEG > >members suggest to us? We need references--as many as possible by > >Friday the 16th, but we can add others later, too. > > > >Thanks much-- > >Connie Weaver > >Western Michigan University