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Thinking out Loud (Interactive Software for Windows/Workshop)  New!

Thinking Out Loud is an instructional and engaging software program that teaches the language arts literacy skills tested on the HSPA. Employing a PowerPoint format and interactive activities, this strategy-based program incorporates graduated difficulty on three levels so it is easily used with classes of all levels of proficiency. Each skill is introduced, demonstrated, explained, and reinforced. High-interest content ensures students will become interested and remain on task. Exemplars for open-ended items, picture prompt responses, and persuasive essays provide students with models to emulate, a teaching practice proven to be very effective in producing desired results.  

  The five volumes cover

• multiple-choice narrative reading
• multiple-choice persuasive reading
• open-ended questions
• persuasive writing
• speculative writing

 Features of Thinking Out Loud:

• Interactive
• Demonstrates the process of elimination and inner dialogue
• Optional narration
• Acquisition of skills requires no prior knowledge
• Uses high interest samples
• Includes scored, written responses as exemplars for open-ended, persuasive essays and speculative prompts
• Differentiated for all levels of proficiency