Encourages students to practice their language mechanics and detail skills as they analyze a picture, picture caption and story for grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, usage, capitalization, or content errors and then correct the errors like real editors. Reading level: grade 4; ability level: grades 4-6; 33 activities; guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation; and answers included. Reproducible for single-classroom or single-home use.

Editor in Chief® A1

Children's Books

Cheryl Block

Margaret Hockett

Linda Borla

Gaeir Dietrich

Education & Reference

Critical Thinking

Encourages students to practice their language mechanics and detail skills as they analyze a picture, picture caption and story for grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, usage, capitalization, or content errors and then correct the errors like real editors. Reading level: grade 6; ability level: grades 6-8; 33 activities; guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation; and answers included. Reproducible for single-classroom or single-home use.

Editor in Chief B1

Teen & Young Adult

The Critical Thinking

Encourages students to practice their language mechanics and detail skills as they analyze a picture, picture caption and story for grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, usage, capitalization, or content errors and then correct the errors like real editors. Reading level: grade 8; ability level: grade 8-adult; 33 activities; guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation; and answers included. Reproducible for single-classroom or single-home use.

Editor in Chief C1

Editor in Chief improves students’ grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and attention to detail using a standards-based thinking approach rather than drill and practice. This effective method teaches students to carefully analyze and edit stories that contain errors in writing mechanics and story details. The stories involve mixed-skills practice, starting with easier errors and becoming more challenging as students become adept at the editing process. Students identify and circle errors in each story. Then they insert, modify, or delete punctuation, words, and short phrases to make corrections. An editing checklist and annotated guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation are provided to help focus students’ thinking and allow them to match their answers to applicable rules. Detailed answers are also included.

Editor in Chief A2

Carrie Beckwith

David, White

The Critical Thinking Co.

Editor in Chief B2

Encourages students to practice their language mechanics and detail skills as they analyze a picture, picture caption and story for grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, usage, capitalization, or content errors and then correct the errors like real editors.

Editor in Chief C2

The goal of this program is to develop students' skills in reading comprehension, particularly those skills that require critical thinking, such as inference, relevance, identifying evidence, and generalization. ~ ~ Students will read excerpts from award-winning literature, original fiction, and nonfiction topics, answer questions about what they read, and provide evidence to support their choices. ~ ~ Grades 4-6 ability; 50 activities per book.

Reading Detective: Developing Thinking Skills for Reading Comprehension A1 (1501 / RL 4+ / 4-6)

Critical Thinking Books and Software

Fun way to encourage critical thinking for younger readers

Reading Detective / Book A1 / Teacher Manual (Developing Thinking Skills for Reading Comprehension)

Critical Thinking Books & Sof

Reading Detective, Using Higher-order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension

These highly-effective, literature-based thinking activities develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills students need for exceptional reading comprehension. This 192-page activity book is especially effective at helping students in Grades 5-6 understand challenging critical reading concepts such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, using context clues to define vocabulary, and making predictions and generalizations. Students answer multiple-choice and short-response questions then provide sentence-level evidence for their answers. Each reproducible book contains goals, pretests and posttests, 50 activities, a glossary of terms, and answers with evidence and detailed explanations.

Reading Detective® A1

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