Developing Critical Thinking Skills
For Effective Reading
Helps students improve reading comprehension.

Students receive hands-on practice in using basic reading improvement strategies that sharpen their critical thinking skills and develop their ability to make inferences. Assessments place students in appropriate units of instruction. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. Scores are automatically kept in a record management system. The questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker. Designed for students in grades 5 through 8 (age 10 and up), the software can also be used by English language learners and adult students. "The immediate response and praise bolsters a student's desire to do well. Thank you for this product." -- Shotwell Middle School, Houston, TX Curriculum Set 1: Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Effective Reading, Skill Levels 5 - 6 Set 2: Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Effective Reading, Skill Levels 7 - 8 Each set contains 60 passages and 600 questions. Contextual help and feedback engage students of all ages. Students choose from a menu of reward animations and sounds. All student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager. Content can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker. Students will... Determine main idea of a text and select a logical sentence to introduce or complete it, or choose an appropriate title to identify it. Identify the sequence of details in a text and select an additional supporting sentence that would logically fit in. Draw an inference by recognizing information learned from the text that is not actually stated. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using other words or phrases in the text as clues. User Guide Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Effective Reading Software Program Manual (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

PRODUCT DETAILS:   Curriculum Pricing Info Screenshots Try It! SOLUTIONS FOR:   Elementary School Middle School High School College Prep Special Ed - Learning Disabilities Workplace Adult Literacy - GED Prep ESL Beginning ESL Intermediate ESL Advanced - TOEFL Prep RELATED PRODUCTS:   Basic Skills Pack - Complete Curriculum Intermediate Skills Pack - Complete Curriculum Accu-Reading Vocabulary Stretch

Pricing for Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Effective Reading
Prices for each set

Program Versions	Price	License Terms
Home Version	$39.00	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students.
1 Station: Stand-alone	$179.00	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students.
5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone	$624.00	Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers. (non-networkable)
5 Stations: Networkable	$699.00	Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
10 Stations: Networkable	$1,199.00	Use on a network with 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
Site License	Contact Us	Use on a network with more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.

Pricing for Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Effective Reading Series
(Contains Sets 1 & 2)

Program Versions	Price	License Terms
Home Version	see per set price	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students.
1 Station: Stand-alone	$325.00	Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students.
5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone	$1,125.00	Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers. (non-networkable)
5 Stations: Networkable	$1,259.00	Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
10 Stations: Networkable	$2,159.00	Use on a network with 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
Site License	Contact Us	Use on a network with more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.

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All versions of this Merit Software Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP program require 8 MB RAM and 40 MB hard disk space. This program requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.