TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.25.b.4

(4) The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to:

• (A) use prior knowledge and experience to comprehend;

• (B) determine purpose for reading;

• (C) self-monitor reading and adjust when confusion occurs by rereading, using resources, and questioning;

• (D) summarize texts by identifying main ideas and relevant details;

• (E) make inferences such as drawing conclusions and making generalizations or predictions, supporting them with prior experiences and textual evidence;

• (F) analyze and use both narrative and expository text structures: sequence, description, problem/solution, compare/contrast, and cause/effect;

• (G) make connections and find patterns, similarities, and differences across texts;

• (H) construct visual images based on text descriptions;

• (I) determine important ideas from texts and oral presentations;

• (J) manage text by using practices such as previewing, highlighting, making marginal notes, notetaking, outlining, and journaling; and

• (K) use questioning to enhance comprehension before, during, and after reading.