Core reading comprehension strategies and terms such as main idea, inference, and context clues, for elementary and middle school readers.
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- What is the main idea of a text?
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The most important point or central message the author wants you to understand.- What are supporting details in a text?
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Facts, examples, or explanations that help prove or explain the main idea.- What does it mean to make an inference?
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To figure out something that is not directly stated by using clues from the text and what you already know.- What are context clues?
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Words or phrases nearby that help you understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word.- What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
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A fact can be proven true or false; an opinion is what someone believes or feels.- What is the author's purpose?
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The reason an author writes something, such as to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain.- How do you summarize a text?
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State the most important ideas in your own words, leaving out minor details.- What does it mean to predict what will happen next in a story?
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To make a thoughtful guess about what will happen based on clues in the text.- What are character traits?
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The qualities or characteristics that describe what a person or character is like.- What is the setting of a story?
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The time and place where a story happens.- What are the main parts of a plot?
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Beginning (introduction), middle (problem and action), and end (solution).- What is a theme in a story?
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The central message or life lesson the story teaches.- What is a cause and effect relationship?
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A cause is why something happens; an effect is what happens as a result.- What does it mean to compare and contrast?
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Comparing means finding similarities; contrasting means finding differences between two things.- What is active reading?
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Reading while thinking about the text, asking questions, and making connections.
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