Comprehension Skills: Understanding the Main Idea, Introductory

Book excerpt: Spend more time teaching to each student's needs while the computer takes care of tracking progress Improve fiction and nonfiction comprehension Customize instruction for each student with computerized placement test Move beyond skill-and-drill with integrated writing activities This innovative program helps students devote effort to only those specific comprehension skills that give them trouble. The computerized testing system diagnoses weaknesses and prescribes proper placement in Comprehension Skills books. While the computer manages the data, you can concentrate on instruction, expanding comprehension skills with a five-part lesson plan proven to succeed. Computerized follow-up testing tracks progress by comparing "before" and "after" results.