The Reading Process
Essential Reading Skills
Main Idea
Kinds of Paragraphs
Ways Paragraphs are Organized
100
What are the three stages in the reading process?
Before Reading, During Reading, and After Reading
100
What does it mean to compare to things?
Point out things that are the same (similarities)
100
What is the subject of a paragraph?
What the paragraph is about
100
What type of paragraph gives specific details and sensory images to give a picture?
Descriptive
100
What does a paragraph organized in location order usually tell us?
Establishes what was happening where
200
What are the two steps that occur during your reading?
Read with a purpose and Connect
200
If a reader points out the differences in two characters, what are they doing?
Contrasting
200
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
What the writer wants the reader to understand about the subject
200
What does a narrative paragraph do?
Tells a story
200
What is cause and effect ordering?
The writer either begins with a problem and leads to a solution or opposite
300
What does it mean to connect with your reading?
Relate what you are reading to your own life
300
James had his uniform on but waited by the door. He seemed very sad and just stared out the window at the rain. What can you infer?
James had a game that day
300
One way to visually represent and show information is using a ____________________
Graphic organizer
300
Which type of paragraph expresses an opinion or tries to convince the reader?
Persuasive
300
What is time ordering?
A paragraph organized exactly in the order that it happened (chronologically)
400
At what stage in the reading process should a reader pause and reflect?
After Reading
400
React and Connect, Clarify, and Visualize are all ways a reader can do what?
Read Actively
400
What do you look for FIRST after reading a paragraph?
The subject
400
Which type of paragraph presents facts and opinions to inform the reader about a specific topic?
Expository
400
If a paragraph discusses how two men are different, what kind of paragraph would that be?
Comparison/Contrast
500
Why should a person read every piece of print differently?
You have different reasons or purposes for reading
500
When a reader uses what they already know to make judgements about their reading, what are they doing?
Evaluating
500
How does an author support the main idea?
Details
500
Why is it important to know what kind of paragraph it is?
To help a reader better understand what they are reading
500
What is classification ordering?
A paragraph that separates things into groups or categories
M
e
n
u