Engage students in learning reading comprehension strategies and critical thinking skills.
Reading strategies and though-provoking exercises guide students through the process of developing the skills they need to become better readers. In addition, age-relevant stories, video introductions, and voice options are sure to motivate even the most reluctant readers.
Key Concepts include:
- Strategies for pre-reading, during reading and after reading
- Skimming
- Identifying important information
- Making inferences
- Vocabulary development
- Translating thoughts into writing
Reading Comprehension
Short videos introduce students to the stories. Students then have the ability to use all of the tools and features in the program (story text, comprehension questions, critical thinking, exercises, reading strategies, hints, dictionary, and notepad in 7-9) at anytime before, during, and after reading.
Comprehension Questions
Students focus on answering questions about direct and implied information from the stories. Understanding of vocabulary and ability to make inferences is necessary to answer questions. Hints that guide students through the relevant text are available.
Critical Thinking
The goal of the critical thinking component is to encourage students to think through choices and consequences. The students will translate their thoughts into writing in order to document and explain their critical thinking.
About the Reading Comprehension & Critical Thinking Series
Series Features
- Students are engaged by a variety of stories and video clips
- Pre-Reading,While Reading, and After Reading strategies appear alongside stories at appropriate times
- Coaching is available for each reading comprehension question
Series Applications
- Coordinate with class discussions on peer pressure, bullying, shoplifting and a variety of other real-life issues
- Motivate your reluctant readers to read for meaning
Series Management
- Teachers can make voicing available to struggling students
- Stories and activities can be toggled on and off
- Tracks activity usage, comprehension scores,and stores written work in portfolio
System Requirements
WINDOWS:
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or newer
300 MHz Pentium II (Pentium III or later recommended)
96 MB RAM Windows 98 and ME (128MB or more recommended), 128 MB RAM Windows NT, 2000,and XP (192 MB or more recommended)
35 MB of free hard drive space
800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors)
CD player
Mouse
keyboard
Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities)
Printer, local or networked (optional, but recommended)
Microphone (optional, but required for some activities)
Standard font and theme settings highly recommended
MACINTOSH:
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or newer (10.3.4 or newer recommended)
Mac OS X 10.2.8 workstations are not supported with Mac OS X 10.4 Server. If you are using Mac OS X 10.4 Server, it is recommended that you upgrade your workstations to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or newer.
Classic Mode installed (required by some Skill Trees)
266 MHz G3 (G4 recommended)
128 MB RAM (256 MB or more recommended)
800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors)
CD player
Mouse
keyboard
Speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities)
Printer, local or networked (optional, but recommended)
Microphone (optional, but required for some activities)
Reading Comprehension & Critical Thinking 1 (RCCT 1) from GAMCO
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