1. A computer-implemented method for building skills in accurate text comprehension and the use of comprehension strategies in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses, the method comprising: providing a stimulus passage set comprising a plurality of stimulus passages, wherein each stimulus passage comprises one or more pages; via a display on a computing device, presenting a page from a stimulus passage from the stimulus passage set to the student; via the display, asking the student a question regarding the page; textually presenting a plurality of answers to the student on the display, wherein one of the answers is a correct answer to the question; requiring the student to employ a pointing device on the computing device to select an answer from the plurality of answers to answer the question; determining, via the computing device, if the student selected the correct answer; and performing said presenting the page, said asking, said textually presenting the plurality of answers, said requiring, and said determining for each page of the stimulus passage; repeating said performing for each stimulus passage in the stimulus passage; set in a specified order in an iterative manner to build skills in accurate text comprehension and the use of comprehension strategies in the student.
1. A computer-implemented method for building skills in accurate text comprehension and the use of comprehension strategies in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses, the method comprising: providing a stimulus passage set comprising a plurality of stimulus passages, wherein each stimulus passage comprises one or more pages; via a display on a computing device, presenting a page from a stimulus passage from the stimulus passage set to the student; via the display, asking the student a question regarding the page; textually presenting a plurality of answers to the student on the display, wherein one of the answers is a correct answer to the question; requiring the student to employ a pointing device on the computing device to select an answer from the plurality of answers to answer the question; determining, via the computing device, if the student selected the correct answer; and performing said presenting the page, said asking, said textually presenting the plurality of answers, said requiring, and said determining for each page of the stimulus passage; repeating said performing for each stimulus passage in the stimulus passage; set in a specified order in an iterative manner to build skills in accurate text comprehension and the use of comprehension strategies in the student. 35. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to said determining, performing one or more of: playing a sound indicating the correctness or incorrectness of the selection; graphically indicating the correctness or incorrectness of the selection; and awarding points based on the correctness of the selected answer.