Helps students
improve reading comprehension!
PRODUCT
INFORMATION
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.
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
Demo
Here is the link to
download a demo for this program. Click on the
file and save the .exe file to your computer's hard drive.
(Please be sure to return to RMLearning.com
when you are ready to purchase!)
Developing
Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading
Set 1: Skill Levels 5 - 6
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Program Versions
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Price
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License Terms
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Item #
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Buy it now
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| Home Version |
$79.00 |
Use on one computer.
Record keeping for 2 students.
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MeritDCTS
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| 1
Station: Stand-alone |
$199.00 |
Use on one computer.
Record keeping for 42 students.
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MeritDCTSb
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| 5
Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone |
$699.00 |
Use a 1 Station:
Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers.
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MeritDCTSc
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| 5
Stations: Networkable |
$1,249.00 |
Use on a network with 5
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
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MeritDCTSd
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| 10
Stations: Networkable |
$2,125.00 |
Use on a network with 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
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MeritDCTSe
|
Contact
Us
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| Site License |
Contact
Us |
Use on a network with
more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
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MeritDCTSf
|
Contact
Us
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Set
2: Skill Levels 7 - 8
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Program Versions
|
Price
|
License Terms
|
Item #
|
Buy it now
|
| Home Version |
$79.00 |
Use on one computer.
Record keeping for 2 students.
|
MeritDCTSg
|
|
| 1
Station: Stand-alone |
$199.00 |
Use on one computer.
Record keeping for 42 students.
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MeritDCTSh
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|
| 5
Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone |
$699.00 |
Use a 1 Station:
Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers.
|
MeritDCTSi
|
|
| 5
Stations: Networkable |
$1,249.00 |
Use on a network with 5
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
|
MeritDCTSj
|
|
| 10
Stations: Networkable |
$2,125.00 |
Use on a network with 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
|
MeritDCTSk
|
Contact
Us
|
| Site License |
Contact
Us |
Use on a network with
more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students.
|
MeritDCTSl
|
Contact
Us
|
Developing
Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading Series:
Contains Set 1 and Set 2
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Program Versions
|
Price
|
License Terms
|
Item #
|
Buy it now
|
| 1
Station: Stand-alone |
$299.00 |
Use on one
computer.
Record keeping for 42 students. |
MeritDCTSm |
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| 5
Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone |
$1,049.00 |
Use a 1
Station:
Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers. |
MeritDCTSn |
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| 5
Stations: Networkable |
$1,875.00 |
Use on a
network with 5
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
MeritDCTSo |
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| 10
Stations: Networkable |
$3,189.00 |
Use on a
network with 10
concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
MeritDCTSp |
|
| Site License |
Contact
Us |
Use on a
network with
more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students. |
MeritDCTSq |
Contact
Us
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WINDOWS
REQUIREMENTS:
Merit
Software programs are Windows 32-bit applications that install and run
on Novell, Citrix, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows
Vista and Windows 7. They require 500 MB usuable hard disk space and a
minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.
** Windows Vista or
Windows 7 users may need to use Microsoft's compatibility wizard.
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