Reading Comprehension #14014

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3. Reading

What is reading?

Reading means understanding and remembering the information you find in a book, poem, newspaper, or magazine. People who read actively and critically are better able to use the information they find. Reading is also finding relationships between facts, comparing new information with things you already know, and determining if statements make sense.

What are basic reading skills?

When you read, you use many skills. They all work together. Practice these skills when you read.

  • Finding the main idea

  • Finding facts and details

  • Finding sequences and patterns

  • Using context clues

  • Making inferences

  • Making logical conclusions

  • Sorting facts from opinions
Adult Basic Education