Cosmic Reading Journey.**** 1/2 Sunburst Communications Inc. www.sunburst.com 800-338-3457 Grades: 2-3 Teaches: Reading comprehension Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%. , parts of speech, vocabulary, spelling Platform: Win, Mac $89.95 This new, straightforward program provides reading comprehension exercises for 100 popular second and third grade books such as Caps for Sale, Blubber, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Pebble - A polymorphic language. ["A Kernel Language for Abstract Data Types and Modules", R.M. Burstall & B. Lampson, in Semantics of Data Types, LNCS 173, Springer 1984]. and Charlotte's Web Charlotte’s Web story of a spider who saves a young girl’s pet pig. [Am. Lit.: E. B. White Charlotte’s Web] See : Insect . The selection of rifles is good, but you should be aware that the books are not included in the price. Students first type their name, and then see a menu of titles. Once a title is selected, kids have seven options, including a 10-question multiple choice quiz, an essay-writing activity and an excellent crossword puzzle crossword puzzle, word game in which words corresponding to numbered clues are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form intersecting words. The puzzle is solved when a player supplies all of the words correctly. (with hints and typing clues). Other choices include a fill-in-the-blank decoder A hardware device or software that converts coded data back into its original form. See decode and MPEG decoder. puzzle, a fast-paced word sorting game called Moon Magnet magnet: see electromagnet; magnetism. magnet Any material capable of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field outside itself. By the end of the 19th century, all known elements and many compounds had been tested for magnetism, and all were , and Space Chase, a game dealing with synonyms and antonyms. The excellent, easy-to-use teacher options let you customize the presentation for individual students. For example, you can require that certain students pass the comprehension quiz first with a specific percentage, before they may play the games. Other students can work toward a different percentage, or by-pass the quiz all together. Detailed records are kept for each student. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CIRCLE #520 FOR MORE INFORMATION Warren Buckleitner reviews children's software for Children's Software & New Media Revue at www.childrensoftware.com |
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