COMPREHENSION

STRATEGIES

ENGLISH PRESENTATION
MAIN IDEA

Finding the main idea is the

skill of finding the primary
message or theme in the text.
SUMMARIZING

Summarizing is the skill of

identifying the main points of a
text worth knowing and
remembering.
PURPOSE
Understanding purpose is the
skill of knowing why an
author wrote the text and
what lesson is meant to be
learnt.
QUESTIONING
Questioning is the skill of
asking questions to ensure the
reader clarifies and
understands what is
happening in the text.
SEQUENCING

Sequencing is the skill of

understanding the order in
which events happen within
text.
INFERENCES

Making inferences is the skill of

using clues from pictures and
text to read between the lines.
VISUALIZING

Visualizing is the skill of

making pictures in your head
based on what the text
says.
MONITORING

Monitoring is the skill of

understanding the text by
asking questions and re-
reading for clarification.
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Making connections is
achieved through:
text - text
text - self
text - real world
PREDICTING

Predicting is the skill of

guessing what may happen
next based on pictures and
clues in the text.