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Reading strategies
A. Main idea
Identify the main idea using key details
B. Character and setting
Understand characters through actions and dialogue
C. Inference and theme
Read each passage and draw an inference
D. Topic and purpose
Identify the purpose of a text
E. Author's perspective
Understanding different points of view
F. Text structure
Identify the order of events in informational texts
G. Sensory details
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H. Literary devices
Identify and understand similes and metaphors
I. Story elements
Identify and understand story elements
J. Visual elements
Learn how to use visual elements
K. Poetry elements
Learn about poetry elements
L. Reading literature
Reading literature - fantasy
M. Reading informational texts
Reading informational texts - famous places
Writing strategies
N. Introductions and conclusions
Choose the best introduction
O. Summarizing
Learn and practice summarizing stories
P. Linking words
Identify and practice time-order words
Q. Supporting arguments
Select reasons that support your opinion
R. Descriptive details
Choose the sentence that adds the best descriptive details
S. Organize writing
Put the sentences in order to make sense
T. Revise and edit writing
Find and fix mistakes in sentences
Vocabulary
U. Compound words
Learn how compound words are formed
V. Synonyms and antonyms
Find the synonym
W. Prefixes and suffixes
Identify prefixes, suffixes, and base words
X. Categories
Choose the words that don't belong
Y. Homophones
Choose the correct homophones to complete the sentences
Z. Context clues
Use context clues to figure out word meanings
AA. Shades of meaning
Identify the differences between related words
BB. Idioms
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom
CC. Greek and Latin roots
Identify the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
DD. Reference skills
Put these words in alphabetical order
Grammar and mechanics
EE. Sentences, fragments, and run-ons
Learn to identify declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences
FF. Nouns
Learn to identify nouns
GG. Pronouns
Learn to identify personal pronouns
HH. Types of verbs
Learn to identify action verbs
II. Subject-verb agreement
Is the subject singular or plural?
JJ. Verb tense
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KK. Articles
Learn how to use the articles "a" and "an"
LL. Adjectives
Learn to identify and understand adjectives
MM. Adverbs
Learn to identify and understand adverbs
NN. Prepositions
Find the preposition in each sentence
OO. Conjunctions
Identify coordinating conjunctions
PP. Contractions
Learn how to form contractions with "not"
QQ. Capitalization
Learn to capitalize days, months, and holidays
RR. Commas
Learn how to use commas with dates
SS. Abbreviations
Learn how to write abbreviations for the days of the week
TT. Formatting
Learn how to write greetings and closings in letters
UU. Spelling
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