Reading Strategies
Details
Understanding
Test Taking/Vocab
Wild Card
100
Read the directions twice
What is the first step to before reading strategies
100
Examine the problem carefully and in details
What is analyze?
100
explain the meaning, such as interpreting a dream
What is interpret?
100
Items that help the reader better Understand the text (examples: Table of Contents or Chapter Summary and Bold Print)
What is text features?
100
They are from Detroit
What is Mrs. Parker's, Mr. Elam, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Flowers home town?
200
Number the steps in your directions
What is the 2nd step of before reading strategies?
200
glance through material quickly, looking for answers to specific questions
What is scan/skim?
200
Why the author writes. It could be to inform explain, or entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
Things we know from Previous experiences.
What is prior knowledge?
200
They went to Tennessee State University, Nashville Tn!
What is Ms. Johnson and Mrs. Parker's college?
300
Number your paragraphs
What is step 3 of before reading strategies?
300
Describe the special qualities or features that set apart someone or something. Show distinguishing traits: a camel is characterize by a hump; a zebra by stripes
What is characterize?
300
Inform or Explain
What is Expository?
300
eat a good breakfast and get a good night’s sleep before the test.
What is step do to do at home before DC CAS?
300
They are a part of the same sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Which the organization will be 100 years old this year!
What is Ms. H. Wilson, Ms. Woods, Ms. Kabia and Mrs. Parker's sorority.
400
Highlight the main idea or underline the main idea if it is a sentence in the paragraph.
What is step 1 in the during reading strategies?
400
To break down into essential features
What is dissect?
400
conversation between two or more persons. the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
What is dialogue?
400
Don’t panic! Keep working no matter what. Give it your best shot. If you have time, go back and review difficult questions. The answer may come back to you later.
What is never give up?
400
He went to Hampton University in VA
What is Mr. Simmons college?
500
Label the title as the Central Idea
What is step 4 in before reading strategies?
500
To relay only the main points of a text
What is summarize?
500
To persuade the reader
What is persuasive?
500
sound out unfamiliar words, break into familiar parts, look to the surrounding words for clues. Come back to difficult questions if you have time at the end of the test.
What is if you get stuck on a difficult question you don't understand?
500
His name is Kwame Simmons, Jr and he is 5 months old.
What is Mr. Simmons son's name and age?