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.