Early Addition I teaches addition with the numbers placed horizontally across the screen. The program will drill the student on sums from 2 to 9. The teacher can optionally select sums from 0 to 20.
On the lowest levels, two sets of objects are shown on the screen for the student to count. After they are counted individually, the two sets are combined and the student is asked to count the new set and input the answer.
As the program progresses, the "+" and "=" signs are introduced and the clues are gradually taken away until the student is solving equations on the screen with no objects to count.
Digitized speech guides the student through each problem. The teacher can choose whether the program uses the words "and" and "is" or the words "plus" and "equals".
Level 1
The student must count two sets of objects individually and then count again after the two sets are combined into one.
The "+" and "=" signs are introduced after the student has solved the problem.
The "+" and "=" signs are displayed as part of the problem.
The student finds the sum without seeing the two sets combined into one.
The student solves the problem without the help of any objects to count on the screen.
