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Vocabulary Skills
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Order
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Description
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1
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Use word parts to determine word meanings.
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2
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Use context clues to determine word meanings.
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Comprehension Skills
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Order
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Description
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1
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Identify stated or implied main ideas of paragraphs.
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2
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Identify supporting details.
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3
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Identify controlling points or thesis statements of longer passages.
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4
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Identify transition words, phrases, and sentences.
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5
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Identify paragraph patterns, such as time order, examples, series, comparison and contrast, and cause and effect.
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6
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Examine graphs, charts, tables, and maps.
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Critical Reading Skills
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Order
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Description
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1
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Differentiate between facts and opinions.
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2
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Infer meanings and draw conclusions.
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3
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Deduce author's purpose and tone.
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4
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Interpret metaphors, similes, personification, and analogies.
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5
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Deduce author's opinion.
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6
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Formulate author’s opinion based on propaganda techniques employed.
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7
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Evaluate the point and support for an argument.
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Study Skills
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Order
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Description
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1
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Develop textbook reading skills, which include previewing, reviewing, annotating, and evaluating.
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2
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Develop skills, such as outlining, mapping, and summarizing reading passages.
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3
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Develop reading techniques that help prepare for objective and subjective tests.
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4
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Locate information in textbooks, reference materials, and resources including the Internet and GALILEO.
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Content Area Reading Skills
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Order
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Description
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1
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Develop content area reading skills by reading a variety of materials.
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