1. PRESENTED BY: MS. SEAWRIGHT

2. What the passage is all about.

3. Directly stated in the text. Hint: EX plicit shows EX amples in the text.

4. Not plainly expressed in the text. Make an inference. Use what you already know. Hint: IM plicit main ideas are IM plied so you must make an IN ference

5. IMPLICIT EXAMPLES #1 1.Four radios have been stolen from cars in the Arden Elementary parking garage this month. Each time the thieves have been able to get by the security guards, with the radios in hand and have not gotten caught, even though they are suppose to show their I.D. cards to enter and exit the garage. Yet each time, the security officers say they have seen nothing unusual. Which of the following best summarizes the statement’s main idea? A. There are too many cars in the Arden Elementary parking garage. B. There are not enough security guards. C. The security guards are not doing their job correctly.

6. IMPLICIT EXAMPLE #2 2. Ben’s teacher told him that novels and short stories are types of fiction. Drama is another example. Fairy tales and fables are also fiction. When Ben’s teacher said she was going to read a fiction book to the class, Ben puts his head down on his desk. What can we infer about Ben from the paragraph? A. Ben is sick. B. Ben does not want to hear the fiction book his teacher is reading. C. Ben is excited about the book his teacher will be reading. D. Ben cannot remember the many different types of fiction books.

7. IMPLICIT EXAMPLE #3 3. Every year, Ms. Gloster can hardly wait for Thanksgiving. She would make her famous Macaroni and Cheese and Turkey. Everyone would gather around the table and wait in line just to get a taste of Ms. Gloster’s food. Sometimes Ms. Gloster’s family would yell and fuss at each other while waiting their turn in line, but they always calm down once they have gotten a plate of food. What is the main idea of the paragraph? A.Ms. Gloster is a great cook. B.Macaroni and Cheese is a great meal for Thanksgiving. C.Yelling and fussing is never a good thing.

8. TEXT FEATURES

9. WHAT ARE TEXT FEATURES? Text features help the reader make sense of what they are reading. Discover what is important in the text. Types of features: Titles, charts, photos, captions, headlines, bold or italicized print.

10. PRINT FEATURES

11. Guide readers through patterns of organization. - Table of Contents Identify key topics in the book and the order they are presented in. - Index Alphabetical list in book and tells you the page number. -Glossary Define words contained in the text -Preface the content Set a purpose for reading; overview -Pronunciation Guide Say the words -Appendix Offers additional information

12. PRINT FEATURES

13. ORGANIZATIONAL AIDS AND GRAPHIC AIDS

14. ORGANIZATIONAL AIDS Helps readers find important information. Bold Print Italics Bullets Titles Headings and scan Subheadings Labels Captions GRAPHIC AIDS Represent information in some specific way. Bold Print found in glossary Italics Bullets Titles Headings and Scan Subheadings Labels Captions

15. ILLUSTRATIONS

16. Expand the meaning of text Photographs Drawings Magnification

17. ILLUSTRATIONS Photographs Drawings Magnification