Taken from Glencoe's Literature: Reading with Purpose
These are the skills taught on the SAT-10. For example, if a reference on the curriculum guide states RC/L: I-1, then that is eading !omprehension"#iterar$% &nitial 'nderstanding-determine explicit supporting details. Reading Vocabulary (RV) &. S$non$ms &&. (ultiple-(eaning )ords &&&. !ontext !lues Reading Comprehension (RC) #iterar$ *#+ &. &nitial 'nderstanding 1 determine explicit supporting details , determine explicit causes or effects for e-ents &&. &nterpretation 1 dra. conclusions from details , interpret character traits, /eha-ior, or moti-ation 0 categori1e, classif$, compare, or contrast details 2 extract implicit main idea or theme 3 distinguish important from less-important ideas &&&. !ritical Anal$sis 1 discern literar$ de-ices , anal$1e characteristics of genre 0 discern author's -oice &4. Strategies 1 determine unkno.n .ords from context , determine if needed information is .ithin text 0 interpret figurati-e language &nformational *&+ &. &nitial 'nderstanding 1 determine explicit causes or explanations for e-ents , determine explicit se5uence or action 0 determine explicit supporting detail &&. &nterpretation 1 extract implicit theme or main idea , dra. conclusions from details in text 0 generali1e /e$ond the text 2 pro-ide support for conclusions &&&. !ritical Anal$sis 1 e-aluate sufficienc$ of information , anal$1e text structure 0 anal$1e characteristics of text 2 discern author's -oice &4. Strategies 1 select an appropriate strateg$ in a gi-en situation , ask clarif$ing 5uestions 0 determine if information is .ithin text Functional *F+ &. &nitial 'nderstanding 1 determine explicit supporting details &&. &nterpretation 1 appl$ ideas from text to ne. situations , dra. conclusion /ased on text 0 generali1e /e$ond text 2 determine implicit details, action, or se5uence of e-ents 3 determine implicit supporting details 6 form h$potheses from ideas in text &&&. !ritical Anal$sis 1 distinguish fact from opinion , anal$1e characteristics of genre 0 anal$1e text characteristics &4. Strategies 1 determine if needed information is .ithin text , select an appropriate strateg$ in a gi-en situation Language (Lg) (echanics *(+ &. !apitali1ation &&. 'sage &&&. 7unctuation 8xpression *8+ &. Sentence Structure 1 distinguish /et.een clearl$ .ritten sentences 9 sentences that contain errors in expression or construction , identif$ correctl$ and effecti-el$ .ritten sentences &&. 7re.riting 1 determine topic rele-ance , organi1e information 0 use /rainstorming techni5ues, outlines, charts, pictures &&&. !ontent and :rgani1ation 1 determine appropriate supporting sentence , determine appropriate topic sentence 0 determine extraneous information 2 identif$ precise language 3 com/ine sentences correctl$ 6 determine appropriate language for audience