8th Grade Reading - Identify Reading Strategies

Make Connections

• Make connections between the text, graphic representations of textual concepts, and other situations

Apply Genre Criteria

• Determine the characteristics of types of literature (i.e., poetry, prose, and drama)

Utilize Structure

• Recognize the way information in a story or article is organized

Vocabulary Strategies

• Derive word meaning using structural or context clues as the word is used in a sentence

Self-Monitor

• Check understanding of a selection by questioning, predicting, clarifying, etc.

Summarize

• Construct a brief statement that contains the main idea of a passage using own words

Synthesize Across Text

• Bring together various types of information from different sources

Graphic Strategies

• Translate visual information to determine meaning of a passage

Formulate Questions

• Engage in a thinking process while reading in an effort to understand characters and events

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