Reading Techniques Flashcards
are words or phrases the cue the reader about an organizational pattern in the text, or show a link or transition between ideas
Signal Words
include sequence, comparison, problem/solution, pro/con, chronological, general to specific, cause/effect, and more
Organizational Patterns
provides a visual way to organize information and show the relationships among the ideas
ex timeline, flow chart, or mind map
Graphic organizer
Type of Organizational Patterns
- Spatial Order
- Order of Importance
- Cause/Effect
- Generalization
- Time order
- Compare/Contrast
- Classification
space, distance, location
Spatial Order
collection of maps
Atlas
most to least, least to most “Pyramid’
Flow chart
Order of Importance
Table/ Fishbone diagram (Kaoru Ishikawa)
Cause/Effect
-general to specific
-specific to general
- pyramid, piechart
Generalization
sequence (Time table)
histogram
Time order
Venn Diagram “3 circles”
- showing similarities
- table
Compare/Contrast
group, characteristics, color group, types, color coding
Classification