Vocabulary
An acronym to help remember the order of operations in basic algebra
What is BEDMAS?
Pete looks in the fridge, then looks in the stove and finally looks the pantry. Pete puts his hand on his stomach. Make an inference about how Pete feels.
What is "hungry"?
Jay is in a pie eating contest. Whoever eats the most pie in twenty minutes gets a prize. After 15 minutes, Jay is in first place. Make a prediction about what will happen.
Jay will win the contest and get a prize.
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska.
What is the main idea of this text passage?
There are many kinds of bears.
Bob finished reading the page but he had been daydreaming the whole time. He couldn't remember what he had read. Tomorrow Bob has a test on this content. What should Bob do to fix the problem?
Reread
The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification?
Sara walks into a large room. The woman behind the desk smiles at Sara who asked, "Can you help me find the Mystery section?" Make an inference about Sara's location.
What is "the library"?
Julie and her mother went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. The box was protected by an electric current. Julie's mother said not to touch the box. Julie touched the box. Predict what happened.
Julie got an electric shock.
Bats are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Bats are fascinating animals.
Which is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
Bob read the book about animals. His teacher asked him to "read between the lines" and compare the book to Canadian politics in the 1960's. What comprehension strategy should Bob use?
Infer
A series of waves in an ocean caused by the displacement of a large amount of water
What is a tsunami?
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the solution could explode. Infer Nina's location.
What is "science class"?
Tami loved fishing. She had fished in all kinds of weather. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Predict whether or not Tami will go on her fishing trip.
Tami will go fishing.
The counter had papers everywhere. The fridge was wide open with ketchup dripping down. The windows were so brown that Jenny could not see outside. The kitchen was extremely dirty. Bob had told Jenny to watch out for the slippery floor.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The kitchen was dirty.
Eric loves to play volleyball. His teacher gave him a book about sports and asked him to relate the content to his own experience on sports teams.
What reading comprehension strategy is the teacher asking Eric to use?
Connect/Activate Prior Knowledge
The study of the earth's physical structure. It is also known as "the study of rocks".
What is geology?
In some hot countries, children outdoors eat their ice cream cones within minutes. Infer the reason why.
The ice cream melts really fast.
Rose loved to swim at night. This would be her first swim of the year. She didn't know her husband Doug hadn't filled up the pool with water.
Keith forgot his science project. He forgot his keys so he had to go back home. Now he was late for school. He forgot his locker combination.
Infer the main idea of the paragraph?
Keith is forgetful.
The students in Ms. Marple's class continually misunderstand the events in their guided reading books because they don't know what unfamiliar words mean. What teaching strategy should Ms. Marple use?
Vocabulary Building
Vocal and/or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony and emotional expression
What is music?
"Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. In Athens, only boys went to school." Based on this quote, make an inference about school in Sparta.
Both girls and boys went to school in Sparta.
Joe started walking to work in his clean white pants. He was walking beside a mud puddle when a car drove quickly through the puddle. What do you predict happened next?
Joe's pants got dirty.
Honeybees form large hives. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Each bee has a job to do in a beehive.
The students in Mr. Phelps class love films but prefer not to read. What reading comprehension strategy will be likely to help these students enjoy reading?
Visualize