Reading Detective A1 Software CD

Teaches a depth of analysis that quarantees superior reading comprehension, top grades, and higher test scores!

Grades: 5th - 6th
Subject: Language Arts
ISBN: 0-89455-786-6
Activities: 51

Using Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension

Description & Features

The standards-based critical thinking activities of Reading Detective® develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills children need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping children understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, making conclusions, determining cause-and-effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary.

Students read and analyze short literature passages and stories that include fiction and nonfiction genres. Then they answer multiple-choice questions, citing sentence evidence to support their answers.

The grades 5–6 (A1) level includes mixed-skills throughout.

Teaching Support
Includes reports, lesson guidelines, and answers with detailed evidence. Reading and literary analysis skills are based on grade-level standards.

Features
• 62 activities
• Self-tutoring: includes quick or detailed instructions, hints, and explanations for correct and incorrect answers
• Self-scoring
• Saves unfinished games
• Fun reward games
• Administration (password protected)
• On-screen teaching guide: Answer keys; Glossary of Terms; Reports: diagnostic, comparative, scoring details; Learning mode or test mode
• Password protected user login (optional)

Assessment Test Preparation

Reading Detective guarantees top performance on assessment tests, including:


• Stanford Achievement Test™ (SAT/9; SAT/10)
• California Achievement Tests (CAT/6)
• Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
• Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®)
• Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT)
• Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP)
• Palmetto Assessment Challenge Test (PACT)
• NYC English Language Arts Test (ELA)
• and many more!