Reader Rabbit Personalized Math for ages 6-9 is a fun way for children to practice beginning math skills and improve in areas where they struggle. Designed by The Learning Company, this software uses the A.D.A.P.T technology to ensure that kids work at grade level but experience math challenges at the same time. A.D.A.P.T stands for Accessing abilities, Developing skills, Adjusting levels, Providing help, and Tracking progress. The Reader Rabbit software automatically handles all of these aspects and makes sure to include games and activities that match up to a child’s skill level. The Learning Company is known for creating educational CD-ROMS in a variety of categories, including science, phonics, and reading for preschool through middle school. All of their software utilizes cartoons, songs, and games to play to make learning fun and interactive. This software is available in the English language. The Reader Rabbit Personalized Math for ages 6-9 works on a Macintosh computer system or with Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME. The program begins by introducing Reader Rabbit, Sam the Lion, and Penelope the Parrot. Sam has crashed his boat on a pirate island and must search the island to find spare parts so Reader Rabbit can make the needed repairs. Kids go along on the adventure, learning math skills the entire way. Some skills covered in this online curriculum include adding and subtracting, parts of a fraction, pre-geometry, telling time, measuring basics, counting money, place value, and number lines. The Reader Rabbit math series includes 100,000 math problems suitable for ages 6-9 or kindergarten through third or fourth grade. Six levels of difficulty ensure children always learn at a pace suitable for their grade level. A child working on the first level of money problems won’t feel overwhelmed, just like a child working on the hardest level won’t feel bored or unchallenged. If kids get stuck while playing the activities and games, the software will provide an automatic hint or tip to help the child play and solve the problem on their own without giving away the answer. There are 29 games and activities illustrated as a pirate island adventure. Using the custom technology, the software is able to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses and will provide a detailed progress report for parents or teachers who need to assess grade level or problem areas. Users of both Mac and Windows can access 50 printable worksheets for additional math resources. These can be used to test knowledge, to provide additional practice, or as teacher resources for seat work during math time. Parents and teachers can also access a printable progress report that details which areas of learning are a child’s strengths and which are his or her weaknesses. The printable resources print out based on the software’s assessment of the child’s learning progress, so the work is never above grade level. These printable progress reports can be used as a portfolio of progress throughout the year to show how a child learns. Printable achievement awards let kids know when they’ve been successful at completing a level and give parents and teachers a way to encourage learning. Children will also brush up on reading skills when they play Reader Rabbit games because the software seamlessly integrates reading and math into one program. Whether you want to help your child prepare for kindergarten or provide additional help in math and reading, Reader Rabbit Personalized Math will provide the opportunity for your child to play games and learn math.