Reading Strategies: Vocabulary

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Summarising involves identifying the most important points in a text.

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identify / express the most important points within the text

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Inferring involves using information to deduce meanings not explicitly stated in the text.

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Use the information given to figure certain things out or make meaning from something that the text does not clearly state.

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When you predict, you:

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make an educated guess about the text's content, future events, or word meanings.

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When you evaluate, you:

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form opinions, make judgments, and develop ideas from reading

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When you justify, you:

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provide good reasoning and explanation.

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When you analyse, you:

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carefully examine information to understand, interpret, and explain the text.

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When you synthesise, you:

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grow as readers and change your thinking during and after reading a text.

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When engaging in questioning, you:

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ask yourself questions as you read a text, and seek answers.

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When you compare, you:

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identify the similarities between two things

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When you contrast, you:

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identify the differences between two things