Mind Benders Beginning 1 Software (Grades PreK-Kindergarten)

Mind Benders® Beginning 1 Software

Deductive Thinking Skills

Item#: 01378SCH
Type: Standard Edition
Media: CD-Rom
License: 1 Computer (Home License)
Author(s): Michael Baker
ISBN-10: 1-60144-204-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-60144-204-8
Activities: 43

Grades: PreK-K
Subject: Critical Thinking
ISBN: 978-1-60144-204-8
Activities: 43

System Requirements

Platform: Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000/Me/NT/98
Media: CD-ROM CPU: 400 MHz or faster
RAM: 128MB
Netbook versions are available. Please call to place your order.

Platform: Macintosh®
OS X (10.3+)
PowerPC/Intel based Mac
Media: CD-ROM
CPU: 500 MHz or faster
RAM: 128MB

Prepares your child for testing! Develops reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving.

Description & Features

Mind Benders®, our best-selling deductive thinking puzzles, develop the logic, reading comprehension, and mental organization skills vital to achieving high grades and top test scores in all subjects. They're also great for developing real-life, problem solving skills.

Your child will carefully analyze each Mind Benders® story and its clues, identifying logical associations between people, places, and things. The key is to start with the most obvious associations, then deduce less obvious associations until everything finally fits together.

Teaching Support

Includes step-by-step instructions and detailed answers. Also includes many other features that allow your child to play and learn with little or no parent time required.

Features

• 43 activities
• Spoken directions and clues for pre-readers
• On-screen detailed hints & solutions
• Activities sequenced by difficulty
• Answer check without showing solutions
• On-screen and printable instructions
• Self-tutoring
• Self-grading
• Printable student data
• Saves unfinished games
• Fun reward games

Single Home License includes:

One CD-Rom with a right to play on 1 computer at a time (home use only) and basic toll-free technical support. Program supports multiple users. The CD-Rom must be in the drive to play.

Awards

Mensa Recommended Materials for the Gifted
Practical Homeschooling Logic Award
Practical Homeschooling Software Award
Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
Cathy Duffy Top 100 Award
Learning® Magazine Recommended Resource for Successful Teaching
The Well-Trained Mind Recommended Resource for Logic and Critical Thinking

Test preparation available for the following:

Mind Benders® helps students succeed on standardized tests today and prepares them for future, higher-level assessments including:

Cognitive Abilities Test® (CogAT®)
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) / Talented and Gifted (TAG)
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence™ (WPPSI™)
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test® (OLSAT®)
Primary Test of Cognitive Skills™ (PTCS)
Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
High Impact Player Assessment (HIP)
and many more!