Text Features

Front

What tells the reader what the section of the reading is about?

Back

Heading

Front

What identifies new or important words in slanted text?

Back

Italic Print

Front

This is a hand drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text.

Back

illustration

Front

A drawing that shows parts of something.

Back

Diagram

Front

Gives the heading and the beginning page of each section of the book.

Back

Table of Contents

Front

A picture that shows the location of things or places

Back

Map

Front

Lists words alphabetically and often gives the page numbers where the words occur in the text.

Back

Index

Front

Shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers

Back

Graph

Front

What calls attention to new and important words?

Back

Bold Print

Front

Picture made with a camera to show how things look in real life

Back

Photograph