Reading Detective Beginning CD

Reading Detective Beginning Software
Using Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension



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.



Methods


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. (Software questions are all multiple-choice.)



The grades 3–4 (Beginning) level is organized into single-skill units with a concluding mixed-skills unit and provides an introductory lesson for each skill.



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

- Password protected

- On-screen teaching guide: Answer keys; Glossary of Terms; Reports: diagnostic, comparative, scoring details; Learning mode or test mode



System Requirements

Platform: Windows® Vista/XP/2000/Me/NT/98

Media: CD-ROM

CPU: 200 MHz or faster

RAM: 64MB

Color Monitor with 800 x 600 resolution or higher



Platform: Macintosh® OS X

Media: CD-ROM

CPU: 200 MHz or faster

RAM : 128MB

Color Monitor with 800 x 600 resolution or higher