D.22 Comprehend written communications

After mastering D.22, your students should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Identify prefixes and suffixes.
• Understand how to infer meaning from context.
• Read a passage, extract the main idea, and give supporting evidence.
• Generalize a fact based on several pieces of evidence.
• Demonstrate comprehension of a passage and give evidence from the passage.
• Define the term "summary" and summarize a passage.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in written passages.
• Understand how to improve their reading skills in the future.