- Ages 7 - 10
- Grades 2 - 5
- Compatibility WinXP or later, OSX 10.2.6 to 10.6 (Not compatible with Lion, OSX 10.7). Compatible with SMART Board that emulates a mouse.
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Product Code 36026 ( MR #062192 )
*** DISCONTINUED (NO LONGER AVAILABLE) ***
Students make sense of what they read when they develop six research-based reading comprehension skills. The program has 60 narrated stories and 480 multiple-choice questions.
Customize instruction by:
• targeting specific reading comprehension skills:
• characters & actions
• comparing & contrasting
• figurative language & exclusion
• making inferences & drawing conclusions
• sequencing & problem solving
• choosing the readability level, ranging from 2.0 to 4.9
• using story review while answering comprehension questions
• using or withholding narration
• using the progress counter
Each story has comprehension questions similar to those found on classroom and national reading comprehension tests. Questions challenge students to think about the reading passages and use reasoning skills. The comprehension questions address:
• the story's main idea and details
• the story's vocabulary and semantics
• the targeted reading comprehension skill
Other program features:
• story illustration on every screen
• user controls the screen advancement
• track and print progress grids for multiple users
• track scores for single session and cumulative sessions