This Classroom Pack contains:

• 1 copy of Making Connections Blackline Master Book 4
• 1 copy of Making Connections Teacher's Resource Book 4 and CD-ROM
• 8 copies of Making Connections Comprehension Library Grade 4: The Loch Ness Monster
• 8 copies of Making Connections Comprehension Library Grade 4: Gulmamadak the Great
• 8 copies of Making Connections Comprehension Library Grade 4: Glow Worms
• 8 copies of Making Connections Comprehension Library Grade 4: The Big Move
• 8 copies of Making Connections Comprehension Library Grade 4: Mountain Bike Adventuring

This pack does not include the Big Book as it is out of print.

• Two practice texts and an informal assessment test for each of the five skill areas
• Activities that accompany the text, so students can practise comprehension skills and strategies
• An assessment text to help teachers track students' progress
• Activities to prompt students to practise re-reading a text
• Graphic organisers for retrieving and organising information.

The Making Connections Comprehension Library provides authentic texts which allow students to apply their comprehension skills in a real-world context. Inside the back cover of each book are critical literacy activities for the whole class, groups or individual students.

The Making Connections Teacher's Resource Books and CD-ROMs include Diagnostic Assessment Tasks that assess students' competencies in each skill. Also included are revision texts for students who may require more consolidation and practice. Other material includes: checklists for tracking and recording student progress and graphic organisers.

A Teacher's CD-ROM accompanies each Teacher's Resource Book. The CD-ROMs feature:

• a multiple choice, Diagnostic Assessment Task for each skill
• record keeping checklists
• graphic organisers to provide further practice for students.

• PC only
• Intel Pentium III processor or higher
• Windows 2000 or XP
• 128MB or more of installed RAM (256MB for complex forms or large documents)
• Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8