to understand words and vocabulary use
identify important information thick print
Bold Print
gather additional or explanatory information
sidebars/textbox
locate topics in the book and the order they are presented
table of contents
understand exactly what something looks like
photographs
identify important words
colored print
locate key ideas in the text with the alphabetical list with page numbers (topics)
index
graphs/ charts/ diagrams
define words
glossary
identify topics within the text
headings
understand geographical, policticial, or historical features
maps
identify important information slanted
italics
understand an illustration or a photograph
captions
understand the chronological order of events
timelines
identify an illustration or its parts of a diagram
labels