Reading (SP)*

Vocabulary Building

Pretest
Introduction to Compound Words
Compound Words II
Introduction to Greek Word Elements
Greek Word Elements II
Greek Word Elements III
Quiz on Lessons 1-5
Thinking Skills Lesson: Classification: Helping Jake with Vocabulary
Identifying the Roots of Words
Latin Roots Representing Feelings
Latin Roots Representing Motion
Identifying Prefixes
Prefixes Showing Direction and Relationship
Quiz on Lessons 6-10
Thinking Skills Lesson: Deduction: Lost in Space
Prefixes Indicating Number or Quantity
Additional Prefixes
Identifying Suffixes
Suffixes That Form Nouns
Suffixes That Form Adjectives and Adverbs
Quiz on Lessons 11-15
Thinking Skills Lesson: Abstracting: Teaching a Friend Vocabulary
Posttest

Word Knowledge

Pretest
Introduction to Words with Multiple Meanings
Words with Multiple Meanings II
Introduction to Homonyms
Homonyms II
Quiz on Lessons 1-4
Thinking Skills Lesson: Analogies: Decoding a Message
Introduction to Synonyms
Choosing Precise Synonyms
Synonyms with Similar Emotional Intensity
Connotative Meanings in Synonyms
Quiz on Lessons 5-8
Thinking Skills Lesson: Classification: Choosing the Right Word
Introduction to Antonyms
Antonyms II
Introduction to Idioms
Idioms II
Idioms III
Quiz on Lessons 9-13
Thinking Skills Lesson: Analogies: Decoding a Note for a Child
Posttest

Reading Comprehension

Pretest
Identifying People, Places, and Things
Identifying Events and Sequences
Main Ideas
Causes and Effects
Character Analysis
Quiz on Lessons 1-5
Thinking Skills Lesson: Prediction: Predicting a Person's Future
Author Bias/Viewpoint
Techniques of Persuasion
Similes and Metaphors
Hyperbole and Personification
Quiz on Lessons 6-9
Thinking Skills Lesson: Error Analysis: The J.P. Flowers Case
Posttest