Reading Comprehension

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What is reading comprehension?

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Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and make meaning from what you read.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief statement of the main points or ideas.

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What is a main idea?

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The main idea is the most important point or message in a text.

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What are details in a story?

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Details are pieces of information that support the main idea and help to describe characters, settings, and events.

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What is a character in a story?

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A character is a person, animal, or being that takes part in the action of a story.

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What is a setting in a story?

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The setting is where and when the story takes place.

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What does it mean to make inferences while reading?

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Making inferences means using clues from the text and your own knowledge to understand something that is not directly stated.

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What is a question you can ask to check understanding?

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You can ask, 'What is happening in this part of the story?'

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What is a prediction in reading?

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A prediction is a guess about what will happen next in a story based on clues from the text.

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What is a text feature?

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Text features are parts of a text that help you find information, like headings, pictures, and captions.