Before Reading Strategies: Scanning Text Features

The directions

• tells me the central theme of the text

• tells me the central idea of the text

• tells me what type of text I'm about to read

• tells me the character's information

Reading the title

• tells me the central theme of the text

• tells me the central idea of the text

• tells me about the headings and sub-headings

• helps me predict the ending of the text

The heading

• helps me to figure out what type of text it is

• helps me to figure out the central idea of the entire article

• helps me to figure out the central idea of a section

• helps me to learn more information about the picture and topic

The caption

• helps me figure out the central idea of a part of a text

• helps to find out what type of text it is

• helps me figure out the central idea of a text

• helps me to learn about the picture and topic

The italicized words

• helps to learn more information about the picture and topic.

• helps to start figuring out the central idea of the text.

• helps to find out what type of text it is.

• helps you to learn about background information. Sometimes it may appear under the title. Italicized words can also point to the the central idea of a text.

Sidebar

• helps to find out what type of text it is.

• helps to start figuring out the central idea of the text.

• helps to learn additional information about the topic.

• helps to find out what type of text it is.