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 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 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 supporting details?

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Supporting details are facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain or support the main idea.

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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 overview of the main points in your own words.

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What is a character in a story?

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A character is a person, animal, or figure in 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 is a plot?

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The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a question you can ask to check understanding?

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You can ask, 'What happened first in 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.