One of the instructional strategies used in TAG across all grade levels is to practice different forms of critical thinking. This includes:
---Developing questions to discover new knowledge (asking who, what, when, where, why)
---Critical reading, writing, and discussion
---Making comparisons using criteria
---Making predictions
---Using facts to make inferences and draw conclusions
---Examining an issue from more than one point of view
---Providing evidence (reasons) for decisions
---Considering cause and effect
---Developing questions to discover new knowledge (asking who, what, when, where, why)
---Critical reading, writing, and discussion
---Making comparisons using criteria
---Making predictions
---Using facts to make inferences and draw conclusions
---Examining an issue from more than one point of view
---Providing evidence (reasons) for decisions
---Considering cause and effect