Language

With Abilities Builder language  programs you significantly raise the rate of basic academic skill development using subject materials you want the student to learn.  So reading, spelling and writing skills improve while the student is learning the subject materials. You teach your subject materials the way you normally do and use Abilities Builder to reinforce what you have taught. All you need to be able to do is type in or copy-and-paste words and sentences from the subject materials. Abilities Builder does the rest. Your subject materials are delivered in the form of motivating and effective exercises that are guaranteed to improve retention and basic skill development in reading, spelling, and written expression at rates never before achieved.

Here is an example showing the two methods for creating a spelling sentence list:
1) You type sentences directly. (picture)
2) You type sentences into your word processor or copy-and-paste them into the word processor from another text source. You then check the spelling. (picture) Next, you copy the sentence (picture) and click on the text box (picture) and select 'paste' to paste.(picture) The sentences are now in the text box. When you press the  Accept Sentences  button you receive confirmation that the sentence list was successfully created. (picture)

When students work on the exercises for the sample sentence list that has been created, they preview all the sentences, one at a time, as Peedy* reads them.(picture)  Peedy* will repeat a sentence by pressing the Repeat Current Sentence button. The student then selects the level of difficulty and begins. After the Display Sentence button is pressed, for levels 1 through 4, the sentence will appear randomly in the upper text box for the time interval that you have preset. (picture) After that interval has elapsed in Level 1, (picture) the vowels will disappear and the student is required to type in the complete sentence in the lower text box. (picture) Peedy* will repeat the sentence at any time if the Repeat Sentence button is pressed. If an error is made, the student can see which characters are incorrect and try again. (picture) 
In Levels 2 through 5, the student is given an opportunity to demonstrate increasing levels of visual memory:
In Level 2,  consonants disappear. (picture)
In Level 3, all characters disappear leaving underscored spaces.(picture)
In Level 4, all characters disappear leaving no visual clues.(picture)
In Level 5. Peedy* reads the word, but the word does not appear in the upper text box. (picture)

Word lists, punctuation and capitalization sentence lists, and matching tests are created and worked in similar ways.

Using this method of teaching has very significantly improved long-term retention of subject materials as well as basic academic skill development for countless individuals. If a student is able to use a computer and keyboard, this method is guaranteed to work for all students,  regardless of age, grade, or ability level.

Math

Whole number addition, subtraction, multiplication and division become an arduous chore for those who have not mastered the math facts. This is why all whole number math programs include a math facts module. The fact is presented while Peedy reads the fact.(picture) If the user enters the correct answer, Peedy* gives positive feedback and the next fact appears. (picture)  If the answer is incorrect, the correct answer appears below and Peedy* recites the fact and the correct answer. (picture)  The user is required to type in the correct answer before he can move on to the next fact. (picture)

After math facts are mastered the student is ready to go on to whole number math problems. Instead of presenting a problem and merely requiring a correct answer, problems are solved number by number as you would using pencil and paper. (picture)  The student can see where errors are made in the process of solving a problem and is given the opportunity to make corrections.

Abilities Builder fraction programs are similarly designed. First the user is trained to efficiently reduce fractions. Notice in this shot, which is the easiest level, the GCF '2' is revealed in a box above the equal sign. (picture)  This is an optional help feature for students who need it. Then students are trained to change fractions to mixed numbers (picture), and mixed numbers to fractions. (picture)

After the above fraction skills are mastered, the student is ready to work with fraction problems. Addition and subtraction of fractions for like and unlike denominators are randomly generated on three different levels of difficulty.

Here is an example of the addition of mixed numbers with fractions of unlike denominators. The user has entered the first digit of the LCD and is now prompted for the second digit. (picture)  In this shot, the user has correctly entered the second digit and the LCD is displayed in both fractions. (picture) the numerators. After the numerators are correctly entered, the user is prompted to add the numerators. (picture)  After he does, he will need to simplify the fraction,  step by step, to arrive at the final answer. (picture)   

* or the optional default Microsoft Voice