COMPREHENSION SKILLS

(from the FCAT SSS Reading)

CLUSTER 1: (requires the reader to use context clues to infer meaning)

• Making Inferences/

Drawing Conclusions

• Word Parts
• Vocabulary through context

CLUSTER 2: (each skill - except Details - require the reader to focus on the passage as a WHOLE)

• Main Idea - Details
• Author's Purpose and Point of View
• Organizational Patterns
• Character, Plot, Tone, Theme

CLUSTER 3: (deals with relationships)

• Compare - Contrast
• Cause - Effect

CLUSTER 4: (involves locating, gathering and summarizing info from a variety of sources)

• summarizing
• captioning
• maps, charts, graphs

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• You have two days for every day you were excused late/absent (not including the day

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