Comprehension
Building Vocabulary Skills
Prompt Analysis Skills
Prior Knowledge Skills
Comprehension Reading Skills
Summary Writing Skills
Revising and Editing Skills
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
R1
R2
R4
L5
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
R1
Retelling Main Ideas
Retell the main ideas with pictures and words.
R1
R2
R7
Stopping and Predicting
Stop reading to make predictions about what will be said or done.
R1
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
R1
R2
R4
L5
Identifying Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and retell the main textual details.
R1
R2
W7
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
R1
Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
R1
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
R1
R2
R8
SL1
SL6
L1
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
R1
R2
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
R1
Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
R1
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
R1
R2
R8
SL1
SL6
L1
Scan for Vocabulary
Identify unknown words in a text and create a personal glossary.
L4
L6
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
R1
R2
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
R4
L4
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
R1
R2
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
R1
R2
R4
L5
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
R1
Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
R2
SL1
SL4
L1
L6
Scan for Vocabulary
Identify unknown words in a text and create a personal glossary.
L4
L6
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
R2
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
R4
L4
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
R2
R3
R5
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
R1
R2
R4
L5
