Outline of The Barrett Taxonomy 1.0 Literal Comprehension 1.1 Recognition 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.

6 Recognition of Recognition of Recognition of Recognition of Recognition of Recognition of Details Main Ideas a Sequence Comparison Cause and Effect Relationships Character Traits GROUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 GROUP 7 8 9 10 11 12 GROUP 13 14

1.2 Recall 1.2.1 Recall of 1.2.2 Recall of 1.2.3 Recall of 1.2.4 Recall of 1.2.5 Recall of 1.2.6 Recall of

Details Main Ideas a Sequence Comparison Cause and Effect Relationships Character Traits

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2.0 Reorganization 2.1 Classifying 2.2 Outlining 2.3 Summarizing 2.4 Synthesizing 3.0 Inferential Comprehension 3.1 Inferring Supporting Details 3.2 Inferring Main Ideas 3.3 Inferring Sequence 3.4 Inferring Comparisons 3.5 Inferring Cause and Effect Relationships 3.6 Inferring Character Traits 3.7 Predicting Outcomes 3.8 Interpreting Figurative Language 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Evaluation Judgments of Judgments of Judgments of Judgments of Judgments of

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Reality or Fantasy Fact or Opinion Adequacy and Validity Appropriateness Worth, Desirability and Acceptability

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Appreciation Emotional Response to the Content Identification with Characters or Incidents Reactions to the Authors Use of Language Imagery

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