Breakthroughs in Critical Reading: Developing Reading and Critical Thinking Skills

PRE- AND POST-TESTS Accurately diagnose skill levels and assess mastery. EVALUATION CHARTS Correlated to the chapters to help identify areas for additional study and practice. ANSWER KEYS Allow students to check their own work for immediate feedback. WRITING AND LANGUAGE Grammar and mechanics instruction integrated with writing activities. SOCIAL STUDIES Critical thinking, social studies concepts, and the interpretation of charts, graphs, maps, and political cartoons. SCIENCE Reading comprehension, higher-level thinking skills, and interpreting visual materials. MATH, BOOK 1 Basic operations with whole numbers as well as key problem-solving skills and strategies. MATH, BOOK 2 Computation and problem solving with decimals, fraction, percents, measurement, and basic probability.