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Customers using our math software asked that we deliver critical reading skills programs. Educating today's students in the areas of critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making is more important than ever as they move into the technological age of everyday living. We have answered that request with three "Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking" software programs, so that students may learn thinking skills while practicing reading comprehension strategies. Students may now enjoy our interactive reading and critical thinking software programs. Each reading software section can be printed and used as reading comprehension worksheets to reinforce the reading skills and critical thinking exercises in the software program or to be used as stand-alone classroom or homework assignments.
Level 1 of this reading software series provides early readers and those students learning the nuances of the English language arts with crtiical thinking, word meanings, and beginning reading comprehension. Our critical reading skills programs continue with level 2 of this reading software series is for intermediate reading students. The reading comprehension activities and critical thinking skills for Level 2 and Level 3 are listed below. All programs in this reading software series provide the opportunity to print the reading comprehension worksheets. These reading software programs have so much variety that students are eager to move from section to section. In these reading programs, students will learn to analyze via reading and thinking while learning language arts skills. Students will read, comprehend, and develop critical thinking skills while answering questions. Whether you are teaching special needs children who are gifted or those with learning disabilities, this reading software will spice up your reading program with a variety of reading comprehension strategies. Each screen in these critical reading skills programs is scored before the student leaves that concept and each section is scored and stored on the included database.
Use these reading programs to spice up your reading comprehension activities.
There is much talk in Washington about providing our students with 21st-century skills, such as problem solving and critical thinking - these programs are part of that learning process for grades K-8 and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
Since most customers who are interested in elearning also ask if we have reading software, we have published three programs in our "Reading and Cricital Thinking" Series. Students practice reading and grammar while engrossed in thinking and analyzing various verbal situations. The intricacies of the English language are presented in twenty 20-minute interactive snippets. Reading is the vehicle for thinking. Students know the correct answer immediately and how well they scored before leaving EACH question. A total score is tabulated and stored for each section completed by the student.
You may purchase these reading comprehension programs as a bundle on CD, download, or online learning as well as level 1, level 2, and level 3 separately.
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Reading & Critical Thinking
This is the first program (Level 1) of the new "Reading and Critical Thinking Series" -- Elementary readers will enjoy the fun and challenge while improving both reading and thinking skills. This critical thinking program is good for young students as well as adults who are learning English and the nuances of the English language.
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Groups
Real or Not Real
Fact or Opinion
Define the Examples
What are the details?
Compare and Contrast
Parts of the Whole
Choose the Word
Organize the Steps
Compare words
Same or Opposite
What will happen?
Complete the sentence
Word meanings
What is the main idea?
What is missing?
Abstract or Concrete
Logic
Parts of the Story
True or False
Develop reading comprehension and problem solving skills. Prepare students for testing. Critical thinking skills are necessary for effective reading. Although this software is appropriate for young elementary readers, it is also very appropriate for older students who need to strengthen their reading skills. Colleges are using this software for students who are learning to speak English as a second language. This software motivates the student to improve their reading skills while providing teachers with measurable results.
Each program in the "Reading and Critical Thinking" series is $49.
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The 2nd program in the "Reading and Critical Thinking" Series presents more advanced reading comprehension skills and critical thinking concepts than the Level 1 program.
Groups
Real or Not Real
Fact or Opinion
Define the Examples
Summarizing
Compare and Contrast
Order
Choose the Word
Organize the Steps
Compare the Words
What is the main idea?
Relationships
Cliches and Stereotypes
Estimating
Anticipating the Future
Inferring
Word Meanings - Prefixes
Word Meanings - Suffixes
Relevance
Logic
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Purchase this level 2 reading comprehension software as a CD or download.
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Critical Thinking
Reading and Thinking - Level 1 and 2 - Bundle of two reading programs for beginning readers through intermediate reading levels. Click here to see sample screens of these two comprehensive reading and critical thinking software programs. Critical thinking skills are practiced with a variety of problems and situations.
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Do you need to practice your reading skills for your High School Exit Exam? GED? TABE? ESOL? Striving for Adult Literacy? Then, this program is for you! Lots and lots of INTERESTING and USEFUL reading topics for you to enjoy and think about -- all the while improving your reading comprehension skills!
This is the third program (Level 3) in the "Reading and Critical Thinking Series" -- Intermediate and Advanced readers will enjoy fun and challenge while improving both reading and thinking skills. This critical thinking program is good for young students preparing for standardized tests and high school exit exams as well as adults who are learning English and/or preparing for the GED or TABE. Level 3 expands on the topics learned in Level 2, but extends that learning to reading challenging topics in history, science, literature, and famous speeches. The reading level spans grade 4 to adult.
This program offers over 500 interactive screens of relevant Reading and Thinking - Students remain engaged while learning about our world and classic knowledge that forms the basis for an educated person.
Fallacies
Communication
Hypotheses / Conclusions
Alternatives
Say what?
Generalizations
Criteria
Accuracy
Making Decisions
Values
Important Documents
Thinkers and Visionaries
Famous Authors
Historical Events
Vital Speeches
Read the passages with interest and understanding. Answer the questions posed on the reading selection. Grade your answers.
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Purchase the entire Reading and Thinking Series to cover K - Adult reading levels.
Early elementary readers, middle school, high school and adult students preparing for standardized tests, the SAT, ACT, GED, and ABE need reading comprehension and critical thinking skills practice. The practice test questions are multiple choice, fill-in the blank, and matching. Improving reading comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary building, and learning about our world is the purpose of these programs.
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Due to your positive response, we are expanding the "Reading and Thinking Series" to include:
"Basic Science Concepts" and "Grammar - Mechanics and Usage".
If you would like to be notified when these products are availble, please make your selection below and go through the check out process. There is NO charge.
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