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FCAT PowerPoint for our students

This PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Gonzalez and Mrs. Diaz is designed to empower middle school students with essential reading comprehension strategies. It covers identifying the main idea, understanding the author's purpose, recognizing cause and effect, and sequencing events. Additionally, students will learn to use context clues and text features to enhance their understanding of texts. Practical tips such as using a finger to track words while reading and the importance of re-reading are included to build confidence and skills in young readers.

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FCAT PowerPoint for our students

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  1. FCAT PowerPoint for our students Ms. Gonzalez & Mrs. Diaz

  2. Main Idea • Think about what the story is mostly about. • Read the title it will give you an idea. • Look closely at the first and last sentences of the story. • Look for words that are repeated a lot.

  3. Authors Purpose • Think of Authors P.I.E. • Did the author write to: • P-persuade you? • I-inform you? • E-entertain you? • What is the theme in the story? (Lesson you learned)

  4. Cause & effect • CAUSE- Why something happened • EFFECT-What happened • EXAMPLE: BILLY DID NOT STUDY, THEREFORE, HE EARNED AN F ON THE TEST. • Cause: Billy did not study • Effect: He earned an “F” on the test.

  5. Sequence of events • Think of what happened first, next, then, last. • Underline signal words: first, next, then, last, BEFORE, AFTER.

  6. Context clues Use context clues to find the meaning of the word. (plug in the word) EX. THE LION IS MEAN AND FEROCIOUS. • What does ferocious mean? A. nice B. scary C. ugly D. harsh ***ANSWER IS B (Plug it in)

  7. Text features • Make sure to look at the heading (title) • Read sub titles (little headings) • Look at illustrations • Read captions (Words under the pictures) • GO back and find answers!!!!!!!!

  8. TIPS FOR doing great! • Remember you are smart! • Remember to use your finger to point to words as you are reading. • Make sure you sit nice and tall. • Re-Read • ANSWER all questions by eliminating.

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