Terms
Assisting Students In Learning Text Structure
Abbreviations
100
Readers must pay attention to these _______ to gain information and focus on important information
What is segments of text
100
Order that uses key words such as first, second, next, etc.
What is Sequential or Chronological Order
100
PAR
What is Preparation Assistance Reflection
200
How paragraphs are arranged and ordered
What is structure of text
200
Takes an important idea and investigates the relationships of parts of that idea to the whole
What is analysis
200
DR-TA
What is Directed Reading-Thinking Activity
300
The process of thinking about thinking
What is metacognition
300
Event occurs with theories that are presented to explain why event occurred
What is cause and effect
300
GRP
What is Guided Reading Procedure
400
The study and identification of organizational structure in written material
What is discourse analysis
400
Sometimes a writer seeks to highlight similarities and differences between facts, events,, or authors
What is compare and contrast
400
QAR
What is Question-Answer Relationship
500
Approach to literature discussion intended to stimulate critical thinking
What is collaborative reasoning
500
Specific instance or similar situation to explain a topic or concept
What is analogy/example
500
MARSI
What is Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory
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