Reading Detective: Beginning, Using Higher-Order Thinking Skills to Improve Reading Comprehension (Grades 3-4)
by Cheryl Block, Carrie Beckwith, Margaret Hockett, David White
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Author: Carrie Beckwith, Cheryl Block, David White, Margaret HockettBrand: CRITICAL THINKING PRESS
Illustrator: Susan Giacometti
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001
ISBN: 0894557696
Number of pages: 206
Publisher: Critical Thinking Co.
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Book Review: Fabulous Reading Comprehension Book!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is one of the best reading comprehension skills book I've found. I used general principles from Jim Treleases's Read Aloud Handbook (read aloud often and discuss everything) to improve my son's general reading comprehension, but I felt that he needed specific instruction on the types of questions he might encounter on standardized tests.
While I generally love Evan-Moor products, this book is better than their "Read and Understand" series and far superior to the Spectrum workbooks I've picked up.
This book presents reading comprehension as a game - my son becomes a "Reading Detective", looking for the specific clues in the readings that will provide the answer to higher level questions. Kids are required to specify the sentences that provide the clues in addition to providing the answer. I like how this gets my son engaged in meta-cognition, as he tries to figure out how he knows what he knows.
Specifically, the book provides instruction and practice in drawing conclusions & making inferences; defining vocabulary using context; identifying story parts; identifying the main idea and supporting details; identifying the theme; identifying cause and effect; and making predictions.
I got my copy off of EBAY, but it is worth the full price.
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Reading Detective's standards-based critical thinking activities develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills students need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping students understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, determining cause and effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary.Literature Books
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