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The Advantage Series

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These multidisc programs—for elementary, middle, and high school kids, as well as math for grades 6 through 12—are not new, but that doesn't diminish their quality.

Elementary Advantage covers ten subjects with best-of-breed children's software. Its mid-1990s writing program, Storybook Weaver Deluxe, is still one of the most effective programs for engaging kids in writing. Middle School Advantage covers ten subjects, including algebra, typing, and Spanish, and it is one of the few offerings that teaches grammar.

Math Advantage is very comprehensive including topics such as business math, precalculus, calculus, and statistics; in fact, it may be too diverse. High School Advantage, the weakest of the series, has solid math help in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. But writing is treated as a rote task, and only the 20th century is covered in the world history section.

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