What are thinking skills?
Thinking skills are called higher level skills, since they include using reason and logic to understand, solve problems, and make judgements. Readers use higher level thinking skills when they analyze, compare, contrast, categorize, synthesize, and make judgements.
How does FunDog help children practice thinking skills?
As children figure out the FunDog analogies, they classify, see patterns, and compare and contrast. They use reason and judgement to solve the analogy problem.