1. DETAILS
Nonfiction
Reading

2. Details defined:
Important pieces of information that together make a main idea, point or concept.
In reading, details make up most of a paragraph as they support the main idea.

3. READING CATEGORIES OF DETAILS
FACTS: pieces of information that can be proven.
2. CLUES: pieces of information that must be put together in a logical order or sequence to lead to an inference- prediction, conclusion or other type of assumption.

4. Within each category of DETAILS there are 2 types that are in paragraphs:
Major Details: most important details which are necessary in supporting the main idea.
B. Minor Details:give interesting information but are not absolutely necessary to support main idea.

5. STRATEGIES for LOCATING DETAILS
1. SCANNING
A. quick way of locating specific information
B. you have an idea of what you are looking for
C. it is not reading for meaning

6. PRACTICE this strategy to improve
SCANNING
D. Steps to Scanning:
1. Recognize organization of item to be scanned
2. Develop key word(s) to help you recognize what you are looking for
3. Moves eyes rapidly (left to right) throughout the paragraph in search of key word(s)
4. Stop at key word(s)- read material around it. Decide if this is the information you need.
PRACTICE this strategy to improve

7. STRATEGIES FOR LOCATING DETAILS
2. RECALL STRATEGY
Use memory. In order to recall information, you must
understand it
learn it
then connect it in your mind with something that you already know
B. Need to practice using recall strategy

8. STRATEGIES for LOCATING DETAILS
3.Re-READING STRATEGY
If at first you don’t understand---read, read again!
Re-reading is a very important strategy for
clarifying and understanding both fiction and
nonfiction readings. The best readers use
this strategy.

9. STRATEGIES for LOCATING DETAILS
4. STRATEGIC WORDS/PHRASES STRATEGY
Look for strategic words/ phrases that indicate there are details in a paragraph. (there are many more than those listed below)
for example a listing is
a reason is the following
examples are a description of
such as the list includes

10. STRATEGIES for LOCATING DETAILS
4. STRATEGIC WORDS/PHRASES STRATEGY- questions
Look for strategic words/ phrases in questions that indicate details are needed as part or all of the answer. (There are more than listed below)
what where
describe explain
how many how much
list name
when who
define how are