Reading Strategies
to give a short version of what you read
What is to summarize?
what the text is all about
What is the main idea?
When text structure includes why something happened
What is cause and effect?
the part at beginning of word
What is the prefix?
typically set in future, or they may be set in outer space
What is Science Fiction?
An author wants you to be informed, entertained or solve a problem
What is author's purpose?
facts, reasons, arguments and examples that help you understand the key point of text.
What are supporting or key details?
tells you who is narrating text
What is Point of View (POV)?
main part of word
What is the root?
contains elements that aren't realistic, such as talking animals or magical powers
What is fantasy?
making connection between what is said and and not said in story
What is an inference?
when the text structure of a story is presented in order
What is chronological order?
last part of word
What is the suffix?
story you wrote about your life
I assumed he was sad because he was sitting alone on the playground. What did I just do?
What is infer?
When text structure contains an issue and way to solve it
What is problem and solution?
words that have the same or almost same meaning
synonyms
Story about someone's life written by someone else
What is biography?
words and phrases found around unknown word that help you understand
What are context clues?
When text structure looks at how things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
words that have opposite meaning
antonyms
plots elements that did not really happen but could have happened in distant past
What is historical fiction?