Students read short sentences accompanied by illustrations. Emphasis is placed on learning the nouns in the pictures. They receive personal explanations and instruction throughout. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are automatically kept in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports. The questions, answers and explanations of the programs can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker. Designed for Low Beginning - High Beginning English language learners and adults (2nd grade reading level), the software can also be used by school age children for remediation.