Help students with special learning needs improve vocabulary and verbal reasoning skills as they examine topics relevant to their interests and life experiences. The stories and activities in this book provide opportunities for students to practice using vocabulary, verbal reasoning strategies, and critical thinking skills that are essential for success in the classroom curriculum. Exercises focus on vocabulary development, sequencing information, expressing opinions, making inferences, analyzing, and predicting.
The activities in this book are divided into two difficulty levels with five activity units in each level. Each level includes the following:
Thinking Power provides flexible, motivating activities that can help students improve vocabulary and verbal reasoning skills within meaningful contexts. The activities strengthen language and thinking skills commonly emphasized within academic curriculum standards.