Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading is reading comprehension software that motivates students to improve their reading skills while providing teachers with measurable results. This easy-to-use software helps students improve their critical thinking skills and develop the ability to make inferences. 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 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.