1 Preview text Read for main ideas Read for details Use glosses and footnotes to aid comprehension Read and recognize different text types Use chart to aid comprehension of text Scan text locate specific information

Match definitions Define new terms Understanding meaning from context Use the dictionary to locate correct word spellings using alphabetical order

2 use photos\pictures to activate schema before reading read titles and headings to prepare to read

Expand vocabulary through recognizing nouns and verbs with same forms

3 Skim for main ideas to aid comprehension of text Anticipate reading content by analyzing text features such as headings, pictures, and captions Read maps to locate selected information

Learn words root to expand vocabulary

4 Make inferences to understand ideas not stated directly in the text Understanding meaning from context Use phrasal verbs expand vocabulary

5 Read charts, graphs, and tables to organize and interpret information and statistics Compare information in readings to see similarities and differences Identify compound nouns to expand vocabulary

6 identify topic sentences to aid comprehension of text

7 identify supporting sentences and details to aid comprehension of text Build vocabulary by using prefixes: un

8 Match pronouns with their referents to see text cohesion Make inferences to deepen comprehension of text

Learn collocations to expand vocabulary

9 Mark the margins to engage actively with the text

10 distinguish fact from opinion to read critically scan text to locate facts and opinion

Recognize word families to expand vocabulary