Using Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension. Teaches a depth of analysis that guarantees superior reading comprehension, top grades, and highest test scores! Reading Detective's standards-based critical thinking activities develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills students need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping students understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, determining cause and effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary. Methods: Students read and analyze short literature excerpts and stories that include fiction and nonfiction content. Then they answer multiple-choice questions, citing sentence-level evidence to support their answers. A1 level includes mixed-skills throughout. Features: 51 activities, Self-tutoring: includes quick or detailed instructions, hints, and explanations for correct and incorrect answers, Self-scoring, Saves unfinished games, Administration (password protected): On-screen teaching guide, Answer keys, Glossary of terms, Diagnostic, comparative, and score detailed Reports, Learning/Test mode, Password protection. 51 activities. License: home license.