Reading Skills What Your Child Needs to Know to be a Successful Reader

Reading Skills Overview Comparisons and Cause/Effect Comparison Contrast Cause and effect Reference and Research Locates, organizes, and interprets information Synthesizes information (within text) Strong vs. weak argument Validity/accuracy of information Words and Phrases in Context Analyze words/text Conclusions/inferences Context Main Idea, Plot, and Purpose Details/facts Main idea/essential message Patterns of organization Author's point of view Author's purpose Character development Figurative language (symbolism, metaphor, etc.) Plot development These are the skills that are expected to be mastered in Reading Class

Don’t Panic! That list may look like a lot of information, but many of the skills are related to each other and are developed together. In addition, your child already understands many of these skills, but each year they need to be refined and processed at a higher level of critical thinking.

The Tutorials By completing the tutorials listed on this page, you will gain a better understanding of what your child is learning in class and be able to help him or her succeed to their highest potential. At the end of each tutorial there is a link to a short review activity of each section. Please complete the review activity as confirmation of your participation.