aeolianharp Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a workbook with brief exercises on reading comprehension, particularly inferences? I've been looking at Reading Detective by Critical Thinking Co. and CAP Reasoning & Reading - has anyone used either of these? For upper elementary and middle school grades, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Critical thinking co stuff is pretty good. We've used reading detective and Inference Jones from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I agree with Clemsondana. There's also science and math detectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 9 hours ago, aeolianharp said: particularly inferences? Inferences are kind of a broad topic. If a professional has told you your dc has issues with inferences, then you'll want to dig in on what specific types of inferencing issues they're having. https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/inference This can give you a start. Inferences can involve using prior knowledge, being an active reader (attending, actively applying comprehension skills), but it can also involve *social thinking*. So you want to know what the person is seeing who is telling you to work on inferences. In addition to the good things already mentioned, you might look at https://www.evan-moor.com/daily-reading-comprehension-grade-6-teachers-edition-e-book https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1618217143/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 https://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/p/close-reading-with-paired-texts-level-51/51361/ Lori Oczkus http://www.lorioczkus.com/books-reciprocal-teaching-3rd.php has resources online and you might find youtube videos of some of her talks. I attended a live webinar with her and it was terrific. https://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=FD51&s=understanding-inferences-fun-deck#.X-6fIi2ZM6c an example of therapy materials for inferences https://www.proedinc.com/Products/31656/noglamour-inferences.aspx a more streamlined therapy level resource Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 We have used Reasoning and Reading (all three books). We also did the Prufrock Press Logic books (space themed). They are different types of books, and I think both are valuable. I had a copy of an old "Building Thinking Skills" by Critical Thinking Press and didn't like it. We stuck with the others I mentioned above. I didn't look at the other Critical Thinking books so I can't speak to those. Inferences are covered in Reasoning and Reading. Let me know if you have more questions about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeolianharp Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 thank you, everyone! peterpan, thanks for sharing all those resources, will look into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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