PLATO 7-12

Designed to promote learning through interactive, real-world problem-solving activities, PLATO software uses visually stimulating, photo-realistic environments to draw students in and engage them in active learning.

PLATO educational titles are the programs of choice for thousands of secondary schools nationwide.

With almost 40 years of experience, PLATO learning has been proven effective in fine-tuning skills and increasing tests scores. The PLATO programs outlined in this website are designed to meet specific state, local and national education standards, including SAT, ACT, GED and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards.

PLATO programs of study include a two-step educational strategy:

1. Master the fundamentals, including
tutorials, practice lessons/drills and mastery tests.

2. Apply the fundamentals to real-world
situations, a feature often missing in other programs of study.

Are you baffled by your child’s high school assignments? Feel unable to lend the necessary help your child needs? Because PLATO Reading and Mathematics courseware meets the requirements of your children’s school curriculum, you can provide the specific help they need, where they need it – without making it difficult for either of you!

25 Language Arts & Math Programs

Language Arts

Many students are being confronted with unacceptably low writing scores on NAEP assessments while poor writing skills remain an impediment for students approaching college and career.

PLATO offers a solution for students working at skill levels 7 - 12. This solution is based on the most current and comprehensive research, follows NCTE guidelines, and is aligned with national and state standards. Designed for individualized, self-paced learning, the courseware teaches writing as a process that is flexible, adaptable and nonlinear - a method that reflects a real-world writing experience.

The Writing Strategies course teaches approaches to writing for different purposes and audiences. Each module contains tutorials that feature a mentor who shows the learner how to approach a particular writing task. The Grammar and Mechanics course is geared toward correcting common grammar and mechanics errors. Each module contains a tutorial, an application, and a mastery test. The course focuses on grammar concepts and usage rather than the rote memorization of terminology.

Each activity is scaffolded to inspire student confidence (essential for high stakes assessments) and to help learners achieve larger goals by working gradually on the smaller ones. The activities are graphically rich and based on topics that engage students and hold their interest.

Math

"What do I need to learn this for?" That's a question frequently heard from students confronted with the abstract and often complex concepts of mathematics. But these same concepts in the context of real-world situations to study wild horses, an inner city archaeological dig or building a highway, so suddenly subjects come alive and take on a very real and personal relevance.

PLATO Math is much more than a comprehensive math curriculum. It can engender a lifelong appreciation of math as part of the everyday world.

Studies show that hands-on learning is essential for developing math skills. With a rich set of interactive tools and an engaging, multimedia-based design, this courseware locks in student interest and involvement while meeting NCTM standards and addressing standardized test objectives. Interactive mentors model strategies and help students develop their own problem-solving skills.

Each unit includes tutorials, practice activities, and quizzes with tools to monitor and record student progress.

So take a look through the courseware listed here:

Titles

Life Science Concepts Interactive simulations explore the diversity of living things, from the human body to habitats and communities. Focus on vocabulary development and information found in school curriculum.	Physical Science Concepts – Matter Explore flight and the properties of air. Study structures and changes in materials. Extensive use of video and interactive simulations invite students to get hands-on experience with key topics.	Physical Science Concepts – Energy Study topics such as sound and light, electricity, conservation of energy, pulleys and gears, motion, forces, simple machines and mechanism. Through stimulating videos and interactive simulations, students experience information found in the school’s science curriculum.
Earth Science Concepts Study key topics such as weather, space, rocks, minerals and erosion. Through stimulating videos and interactive simulations, students experience information found in the school’s science curriculum.	Advanced Reading Strategies–Advanced Placement Challenging content and tutorials at a college freshman level.	Advanced Reading Strategies–Advanced Placement II Work with reading material at the college level. Students look beyond their textbooks for a variety of reading sources.
Reading For Information I Prepares for work environment reading skills such as short messages, business letters, reports and a variety of formal business documents.	Reading For Information II A great addition to a school-to-work program, students work with technical materials, directions and forms.	Writing for the Workplace Shows students how to write for success by developing effective documents commonly encountered on the job.
Applied Math Measurements, estimating and conversion as it relates to a work environment.	Geometry I Fundamentals of geometry, including the Pythagorean theorem, lines, circles and circumference.	Geometry II Polygons, transformations, symmetry, area, solids and coordinate geometry.
Data Skills I Read and use graphical data from pie and bar charts, line graphs, flowcharts, pictographs and histograms.	Data Skills II Take data skills to a new level with a more complete understanding of histograms, bar and pie charts and line graphs.	Pre-Algebra Graphically entertaining environment where students learn basic number ideas, integers and exponents, math sentences, percentage and probability.
Beginning Algebra Focus on sets and numbers, polynomials and factoring, polynomial quotients and math sentences.	Intermediate Algebra Prepare for college entrance exams and beyond with work on rational expressions, graphs, linear systems of equations and inequalities and probability.	Advanced Algebra Give your children a head start before they leave for college. Tackle topics such as coordinates and curves, exponential functions, equations and inequalities
Trigonometry Introduction to trigonometric functions, identities and equations.	Math Problem-Solving Beginning Algebra Real-world situations that require algebra skills. Topics include: variables, expressions, equations, solution set, graphs and linear equations.	Math Problem-Solving Intermediate Algebra Apply algebraic concepts in two photo-realistic activities covering systems of equations using addition or subtraction methods, graphs, linear equations, slope, ordered pairs and intercepts.
Math Problem-Solving Advanced Algebra Activities include tracking a boat-building company’s performance. Covers topics such as absolute value, interval, distance, functions, inverse, domain, range, exponent, decay and growth.	Math Problem-Solving Data Skills Practice in displaying, finding and interpreting data, so student can make informed decisions in real-world activities.	Math Problem-Solving Geometry & Measurement Discover how geometry is powerfully intertwined in our everyday lives. Topics include angles, intersecting lines, parallel lines, right angles, measurement, volume, width, height, radius, diameter, base, area and perimeter.
Math Problem-Solving Probability & Statistics Apply knowledge probability through fun photo-realistic problem-solving scenarios. Topics include probability and statistics, mean, median, mode and measures of standard deviation.

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