Strategies Comprehension strategies Predict: Look at the title, the pictures and the keywords to help you guess what the text is about. Hmm, I think that this is about a soccer game.
Infer: Use the keywords or the information to make an intelligent guess about something.
Scan: Search for specifi c information in the text. Where does he live?
Pay attention: Actively look and listen to help you understand.
Hmm, they are black and they have sharp blades. Skates? Yes, they are probably skates.
Skim: Quickly go through the text to get a general idea of what it is about.
Take notes: Select and write the most important information. It says “Halloween is celebrated in Canada and the United States on October 31st.”
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Okay, so I will write: Where? Canada and USA. When? October 31st.
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