Comprehension Strategies

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Each activity begins with an identified comprehension strategy to promote critical thinking. These include:

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Making connections to the student's own experience & knowledge

Determining the main idea

Identifying the author's purpose

Drawing conclusions

Describing the dimensions of the main character

Inferring the lesson of the story

Using context clues to determine word meaning

Determining the problem & solution

Recognizing cause & effect

Comparing & contrasting characters or events

Point-of-view

Distinguishing between fact & opinion