Reading Skills

The way an author organized information within a text.

• Text Structure

• Text Format

• Text Organization

• Text Layout

The language and techniques a writer uses to make his or her writing interesting and communicate ideas to the reader.

• Author's Craft

• Literary Devices

• Narrative Style

• Writing Mechanics

The strategy helps readers make predictions, clarify, things that might seem unclear, and think more deeply about the text.

• Ask and Answer Questions

• Summarization Techniques

• Visual Imagery

• Contextual Analysis

What the text is mainly about.

• Central Idea

• Supporting Details

• Conclusion

• Author's Purpose

When you find ways that the text is like things in your own life and other texts you have read.

• Making Connections

• Textual Analysis

• Comparative Reading

• Personal Reflection