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High-Low Reader 4
Interesting yet easy to read, fully illustrated stories for older students reading at a grade 3.5 - 4.5 level. This program is designed to encourage reading and help struggling readers.
Targeted Skills
- Drawing Conclusions
- Getting The Facts
- Factual Recall
- Predicting Outcomes
- Using Verbs
- Contractions
- Plurals
- Using Words In Context
- Pronouns
- Phonics
- Working With Syllables
- Word Meanings
- Root Words
- Compound Words
Highlighted Features
- Story text and questions are carefully leveled
- Stimulating illustrations accompany each page of text
- Vocabulary and comprehension skill building mode for each story
- A help system ensures that readers are never stuck
- Wide variety of questions to develop comprehension, vocabulary and language
- Can be used by any number of students, over and over, year after year
- Reinforces correct answers to encourage and motivate students
Resources
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Single (CD)
For use on a single workstation
$119 Perpetual License
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No subscription charges or renewal fees
Lab Pack (CD)
For use on any five (5) workstations simultaneously
$394.00 Perpetual License
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No subscription charges or renewal fees
Site License (CD)
For unlimited use on all workstations at an individual school
$826.00 Perpetual License
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No subscription charges or renewal fees