Summarizing
Learn How to Summarize a Text
Category: Level 3 pages
Paraphrasing
Tips for Paraphrasing
Vocabulary Strategies
Learn How to Improve Your Vocabulary as You Read The ability to read effectively requires a strong vocabulary. This unit covers different strategies and tools for improving your reading vocabulary. Click on one of...
Inferencing
Learn About How to Make Inferences as you Read For a printable reference guide about inferencing, please click here.
Annotating
Annotation Tips Annotation, which means “to add notes,” is one of the key skills of active reading. By reading with a pen, pencil, or highlighter in hand, the reader can pause to mark important...
Active vs. Passive Reading
Have you ever read a page from a textbook and at the end of the page realized you have no idea what you just read? Successful readers develop active reading habits that improve their...
Paraphrasing Structure
As noted on the previous page, when you paraphrase, you have to do more than change the words from the original passage. You have to also change the sentence structure. Sometimes, students will struggle...
Paragraphing: MEAL Plan
When it’s time to draft your essay and bring your content together for your audience, you will be working to build strong paragraphs. Your paragraphs in a research paper will focus on presenting the...