Read and Respond Punch
Helps
students improve reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.
Students receive practice in using basic reading
improvement strategies and learn how to write organized
answers to open-ended questions.
Assessments test students understanding of passages. Students
work with interactive exercises to improve vocabulary,
determine main idea, and make inferences. Then they are guided
through the steps of writing answers to questions based on
the texts.
Scores are automatically kept in a record management
system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports.
Designed for students in grades 3 through 5 (ages
8 and up), the software can also be used by English language
learners and older students.
"Valuable
and straightforward skill building software."
-- LearningWare Reviews
Curriculum
Read and Respond Punch, Skill Levels 3 - 5
Contains 15 passages and 1,050 questions.
Contextual help and feedback engage students of all ages.
Students choose from a menu of reward animations and
sounds.
All student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager.
Students will...
Draw an inference by recognizing information learned from
the text that is not actually stated.
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using other
words or phrases in the text as clues.
Write clear sentences about information read in passages.
All versions of this Merit Software Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP program require 8 MB RAM and 40 MB hard disk space. This program requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.