Effective readers use the characteristics of text to their advantage. Whether consciously or subconsciously, knowing how to use these cues to your advantage will help you to strategically read and engage with text at a more effective...

Recognizing text structure will help you be a better reader. Once you are familiar with the text's organizational pattern, you can make predictions as you read and form a mental map. In this lesson, we cover eight elements or structure...

The implied main idea is not clearly stated in any one sentence in the passage, but it is always there. You just can't take your finger and point at it or take a highlighter and highlight it. The implied main idea comes together in your...

When taking a reading comprehension test, have you ever been stumped by a question asking about how the author or another character feels about a specific character? Or perhaps when reading a novel or story, you’re somewhat confused...

New ReviewThis video give instruction and practice with finding the problem and solution with simple and more complex texts.

Wordsift is a FREE website that allows you to breakdown the vocabulary of any article or text. I have been using Wordsift for years, so I will walk you through all the secret and hidden features. You are able to see the most common words...

When you think of the subject in the sentence, you usually think of a noun or a pronoun. This is because the subject represents what or whom the sentence is about. Understanding and recognizing the subject of the sentence will help you...

This video teaches about common nonfiction text features including title, table of contents, headings, captions, labels, photographs, map, diagram, glossary, and index. These videos are educational videos and lessons for kids. They teach...