In this lesson, you will learn how to focus ideas on a topic by making a list. [5:46]

In this lesson, you will learn how to check to see if you understood a text by teaching it to someone else. [3:35]

In this lesson, you will learn how to think about the choices an author made by asking "Why did the author choose to write it this way instead of that way?" [2:41]

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:31]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make sure your anecdotes are focused on the prompt by using the prompt as you review your work. [5:38]

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify who is telling a story by looking for clues on the first page. [4:20]

In this lesson, you will learn how to solve division problems by using equal groups. [4:21]

In this lesson, you will learn how the point of view affects the meaning of the story by identifying when a narrator is reliable and when he is unreliable. [8:20]

In this lesson, you will learn to figure out a poet's message by paying attention to your own feelings and thoughts. [4:45]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how the characters' traits and motivations contribute to the sequence of events by asking, 'What character trait or motivation made this event happen?' [7:58]

In this lesson, you will learn how good readers read fluently by tracking a conversation and reading dialogue in a character voice that matches. [4:23]

In this lesson, you will learn how to prepare to read a poem by examining its title. [4:04]

In this lesson, you will learn to recount the key events in a story by using the illustrations to track the action. [5:55]

In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your thinking as you read by pausing at the end of each section and asking, "How has my thinking changed?" Login gives access to an additional video. [5:20]

In this lesson, you will learn how good readers track the setting by pausing and asking themselves "Where are they now? How do I know?" [3:21]

In this lesson, you will learn how readers track a character's problem by asking "Is the problem getting better or worse? How?" [4:05]

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine character motivation by asking "Did my character do this because he or she feels a certain way?" [4:24]

In this lesson, you will learn to make a mental image stronger by finding examples of personification. [4:15]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how key events in the story are connected by asking questions about the text structure. [8:54]

In this lesson, you will learn how to notice a poem's setting by using the imagery in the poem to help you picture what the setting looks and sounds like. Login gives access to an additional video. [5:34]

In this lesson, you will learn to identify what caused particular events in a story by looking back and examining characters' actions. [5:36]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "water under the bridge" by using context clues. [4:17]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "to know like the back of one's hand" by using context clues. [4:33]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "to feel like a fish out of water" by using context clues. [4:43]