Reading

Recognizing Cause and Effect: Single and Multiple Remember! A cause is an event that makes something happen.  An effect is what happens. An ...

Recognizing Sequence and Chronological Order Remember! To keep track of sequence and pace as you read, use a time line, flow chart, or numbe...

Distinguishing Fact from Opinion Remember! Facts are statements that can be proved true.  Hypotheses are reasonable conclusions drawn from o...

Recognizing Main Idea and Details Remember! The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph.  A topic sentence often states the ma...

Determining Author’s Purpose Remember! Author’s purpose is the reason(s) an author has for writing a particular work.  The four most common...

Monitoring Remember! Monitoring involves keeping track of how well you are understanding what you read. As you monitor, “fix-up” strategies ...

Predicting Remember! Predicting is the process of using text clues to make a reasonable guess about what happens next in a story. Predicting...