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Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Upper Grades
$49.00 – $69.00
Students receive hands-on practice in using reading improvement strategies that sharpen their critical thinking skills and develop their ability to make inferences.
Designed for students at 8th through 11th grade reading level, the program can also be used by English language learners and adult students.
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Single-user / 3, 6, 9, or 12 months access / No automatic rebilling / Renew to resume and continue
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“Right on target for my ESL Students.”
– Pascagoula SD, Pascagoula, MS
Description
Curriculum
Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Upper Grades Series:
Level 3: Skill Levels 8.5 – 9.5
Level 4: Skill Levels 10.0 – 11.0
- Self-paced and self-advancing; moves students ahead as they demonstrate readiness
- Pupils receive immediate, personal help throughout
- Teachers can monitor pupils’ progress and time-on-task through an easy-to-use online portfolio
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.
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Track students’ progress with Merit’s Online Learning Student Tracking, included with this program at no extra charge.
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FREE EVALUATION VERSION:
Merit is pleased to offer free evaluation versions of its software. The evaluation versions provide full-working samples of activities of the program.
Please click on the Launch Demo! button and wait for the program to load. No login or personally identifiable information is required, and there is no time limit to your use.
Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Level 4:
Skill Levels 10.0 – 11.0
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HOW TO BUY DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR UPPER GRADES ONLINE FOR YOUR SCHOOL:
The process for ordering Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Upper Grades Online is simple.
1. Contact Merit Software
Contact Merit Software and we will assist you in creating your institution’s account and provide you with a customized sales quote.
2. Import your student roster
Merit will work with you to insure that all of your students are properly entered into the Online Learning system. Each student will need to have a unique login and password.
3. Review the Program Guide PDFs
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4. Get started
Little training is needed to get up to speed quickly. We are here to help you while you work if you have any questions.
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- One teacher/tutor login
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- Multiple teacher logins
- Reusable student accounts
- Flexible group/class start and end dates
MORE ABOUT MERIT ONLINE LEARNING:
- All Merit online programs are distributed within the Merit Online Learning portal.
- Within the portal, instructors assign students access to the programs purchased.
- An account is required for each student.
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What kind of computer set-up do I need?
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Yes, with a school version, teacher accounts are included with the purchase of accounts for students.
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