Vocabulary
Inference
reading between the line, using clues to make a guess
When you retell the story in the correct order?
Sequencing
The skill of taking what you **read** and what you **already know** to figure something out
What is making an inference?
The page at the very beginning of the book that lists the chapters and the page numbers where they begin.
What are table of contents?
The text explains how one event led to another event.
What is cause and effect?
Summarize
retell the story in your own words
The nearby words and sentences that give you clues about the meaning of an unfamiliar word?
The type of information that comes directly from the text and does not require guessing
Information directly said in the story
The who or what the story is about.
What are characters?
The text lists events in the order they happened, often using dates.
What is sequence?
Background knowledge
topics you have learned about before reading
The word part added to the beginning of a root word (e.g., 'un-' in 'unhappy')
What is a prefix?
The knowledge you already have in your brain about a topic or the world
What is background knowledge?
The location and time period where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
The text describes an issue and then offers different ways to solve it.
What is problem and solution?
Prediction
what happens next
A word that means the opposite of another word (e.g., hot/cold)
Infer the feeling: 'Mike slammed the door and threw his backpack onto the floor. He ran straight to his room without saying a word.
Angry/Frustrated
The biggest problem or challenge the main character faces.
What is the problem?
The text provides a full report on a specific topic using details, facts, and examples.
What is a description?
making a picture in your mind
The word part added to the end of a root word (e.g., '-ful' in 'careful')?
What is a suffix?
Words written in darker, thicker letters to show they are important or key vocabulary.
What are bold words?
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn from the story.
What is the theme or moral?
A logical guess based on clues from the text and your own knowledge.
What is an inference?