ClozePro
Name:
ClozePro
Source:
www.ccvsoftware.com
Link:
http://www.ccvsoftware.com/itemDetail.asp?ItmNo=23003986
Description:
Cloze
activities are a well-established and proven way of
developing reading, comprehension and vocabulary skills. Now there is a
tool
that enables you to create a cloze activity from any text in seconds!
Publisher:
Crick Software
Date
Published: 2000
Cost:
$159.98
Age/Group:
K through Grade 10, can
be adapted and used in all grades for Language Arts and/or English
Effectiveness/Ratings:
By
Sandra Patrick, 2003: Kent NGfl
-http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/Clicker/clozepro/
“ClozePro
is the latest addition to the Cricksoft
range of software. Users of Clicker will recognize the format of
a split screen with a grid and text space above, and the same
facilities for
hearing the words in the cell and the text.
The real advantage of ClozePro is that it enables the teacher to
produce Cloze
activities linked directly to the text being studied in Literacy, or to
any
topic in Numeracy,Science or the foundation subjects. It is suitable
for Key
Stage 1 and 2 pupils and may also be used for picture matching with
very young
children. It allows teachers to produce differentiated activities for
all
abilities and it is suitable for children with special needs, including
switch
users. “
Methods
and Strategies for
Classroom Incorporation:
1.
Usages for lessons
involving parts of speech, correct word usages, and phrases.
2. The teacher creates
the lesson by inserting words into templates that are created based on
age into
the program, so there is a wide range of lessons that can be
incorporated,
drilled, practiced, and tested.
3.
This program can be
useful during activity periods when the classroom is set up into
different
stations for the students to work at.
4. The program tracks everything each logged in student does, and it assesses the answers the students give in a print out at the end of each lesson.