Comprehension Strategies

Accessing Schema is...

• recalling information you ALREADY know about a topic.

• building knowledge about a topic you know nothing about.

What does "compare and contrast" mean in reading strategies?

• Discussing the author's background

• Telling how things are similar and different

• Predicting what will happen next

• Using context clues to understand the text

What is "inferencing" in the context of reading?

• Creating a mental picture based on the text

• Giving brief statements about the text

• Using text details and background knowledge to answer what is not said

• Connecting new information to prior experiences

How can you best describe "summarizing"?

• Explaining in your own words what the text is about

• Stating the most important point of the text

• Telling how things are similar or different

• Predicting future events in the text

What is the purpose of "making connections" in reading?

• To predict future events in the text

• To find the main idea of the text

• To connect prior information to new information and experiences

• To create a mental picture based on the text

What is the "main idea" of a text?

• The writer's way of saying who is telling the story

• The most important or central point the author wants you to understand

• A common message not explicitly stated in the text

• Information that helps to understand the main idea

What does "predicting" involve in reading comprehension?

• Telling how things are similar and different

• Using words or phrases to determine the meaning of unknown words

• Telling what is going to happen next or in the future

• Creating a mental picture or image in your mind

How are "context clues" used in reading?

• To predict what will happen next

• To summarize the text in your own words

• To determine the meaning of unknown words

• To connect new information to prior experiences

What is "visualize" in the context of reading?

• To use context clues to understand the text

• To create a mental picture or image in your mind based on the words we read or hear

• To connect prior information to new information

• To state information in a new way

What are "supporting/key details" in a text?

• The writer's way of saying who is telling the story

• The most important or central point of the text

• Information that helps to understand the main idea

• A common message not explicitly stated in the text