Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading - Version 4.1 Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading improves students reading comprehension while providing teachers and tutors with measurable results. Students receive immediate feedback and help throughout.After an assessment, students work in a format that includes a crossword puzzle, a two-answer question, and multiple choice reading comprehension questions for each text. They are able to track their progress through their progress-to-date and session scores. Student scores are kept in a management system that allows teachers and tutors to view and print reports.Designed for students in U.S. grades 5 through 8 (age 10 and up). The program can be used as well by advanced intermediate ESL and adult students.