Skills:
 
 

Find the main idea of a selection Identify supporting details Examine words in context Make inferences Draw conclusions Identify writer’s tone Identify author bias Determine author’s purpose Distinguish fact from opinion Determine organization of a passage Evaluate the selection

 Processes:
 
 

Ask questions Predict ideas Visualize what is described Connect ideas Analyze cause and effect Relate ideas to their own experience Compare ideas to other sources Respond emotionally to what they read Reflect on the significance of what they read Monitor progress as they read