Description

– This guide is a vital reference for anyone wanting to improve their reading comprehension.
– It clearly explains the range of strategies required to be an effective reader.
– The book is divided into two sections.
Section 1 – covers a variety of social and cultural contexts and explores the differences between printed, visual and non-verbal texts.

Section 2 – focuses on developing specific strategies that can be applied to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction text types. These include:
– Previewing
– Making connections
– Predicting
– Visualising
– Monitoring
– Reflecting
– Retelling
– Summarising

Each section contains simple definitions, sample texts and a quick TRY THIS quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge.
– The book also includes:
– a comprehensive glossary
– a detailed index
– Australian Curriculum correlations
– answers for all TRY THIS quizzes