Reading Comprehension

This step involves "hidden information." It is the information that is NOT stated in the text.

• Making mental images
• Making inferences
• Monitoring reading

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This step helps guide your reading.  It involves who, what, when, where, why, and how.

• Synthesizing your understanding
• Determining importance
• Generating questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

This step creates pictures in your mind of what you are reading.

• Visualizing
• Inferring
• Monitoring

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This step allows you to spark your reading by attempting to make a match to your life. 

• Determining importance or the main idea
• Inferring
• Making connections

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This step is where you ask yourself, "Am I following this reading process?"

• Determining importance
• Monitoring your reading
• Creating mental images

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This step involves you sorting through the information you have read.  "This is what I know/don't know.

• Synthesizing your understanding
• Making connections
• Making visual images in your head

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This step involves forming the main idea of the paragraph, text, or article.  It's the "Big Picture."

• Visualizing importance
• Inferring importance 
• Determining importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The search for answers and knowledge about the world around you.

• anatomy
• science
• botany

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The science of living things and their behavior and interaction in their environment.

• physical science
• earth science
• life science

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The grouping of things according to their similar traits or characteristics.

• randomization
• classification
• population

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7