Reading Comprehension Strategies

Telling how things are similar and different.

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

Explaining in your own words what the text is about.

State info in a new way without losing meaning.

Connect prior info to new info and experiences.

Most important or central point the author wants you to understand.

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

A common message, not explicitly stated in the text

To determine the meaning of unknown words

The writer's way of saying who is telling the story to whom.