The ability to start to engage with text and ideas by drawing, such as with the Drawing Canvas feature in CARS & STARS Online, form an important milestone on the way to developing higher-order thinking skills, and being able to engage with text and ideas in a more complex, abstract way.
Reading and Problem Solving
Reading Strategies Help Every Reader
Writing Improves Reading Too
Writing responses is the highest level of comprehension because students can communicate their learning and viewpoints, demonstrating the extent of their knowledge about a text and articulating their own learning. This is a valuable insight for teachers and a pivotal part of the STARS module of CARS & STARS Online, and FOCUS Reading, with their goal of making all students better readers.