What are hints in a text that you can use to find the meaning of new words.
100
Places to find the main idea sentence.
What is first, last, first and last, in the middle and implied.
100
major details
minor details
What is two types of supporting details in a paragraph.
200
Having a meaningful goal
What will increase your motivation to improve the skills you need for college success?
200
root, prefix, suffix
What are the basic word parts?
200
same meaning
What is a synonym?
200
3 key questions to make your own main idea sentence.
What is the topic of the paragraph, what is listed about the topic and what tdo the major mdetails have in common.
200
Added to further illustrate, explain or support a major detail.
What is minor details.
300
Think Ahead
Plan Ahead
Take Action
What is A Three Step Strategy?
300
1. Guess the meaning of a new word as you read.
2. think about the way the new word is used in the sentence.
What is using a dictionary to upgrade your vocabulary.
300
for instance, including, such as
What is signals that an author may use to indicate an example clue is being provided.
300
Main idea test
What is turn the sentence into a question and think about the answer to your question?
300
transition words for major details in any order.
What is one, another also
400
1. Find a book or magazine that interests you.
2. Read for at least 20-30 min. every day.
3. Talk to the author as you read.
What is A Three step strategy for developing stronger reading skills?
400
1. Think of a word that you use every day.
2. Make sure you know how the word is used in a sentence.
What is using a thesaurus to upgrade your vocabulary.
400
Words in Mind
What is Underlining and write the new words in the right-side margin next to where it appears in the text.
2. Break it Apart
3. Play Hide and Seek
4. Continue Reading
400
restatement of an author's main points in the order in which they were presented.
What is a summary.
400
1. Find the first major detail sentence in the paragraph.
2. Stop and imagine
3. question the next sentence
What is Picture Perfect.
500
Your reading skills will weaken over time.
What is if you avoid reading.
500
across
What is trans-?
500
1. Read more often.
2. listen to the way that words are used in context.
What is best ways to increase your vocabulary.
500
Read the material carefully before you begin your summary.
2. List only the most important ideas or events presented by the author, in the order in which they were presented.
3. Rewrite the main points you have listed using your own words.
What is writing an effective summary.
500
Main idea and the list of major details that support the main idea.
What is two parts that form the basic outline structure of a paragraph.