Essential TAKS Skills for the reading test

There is really no secret to success on the reading TAKS test.
These are the skills students need to master before test day.

Essential TAKS Skills

Vocabulary and Word Identification
Root words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Context Clues
Multiple-meaning Words
Synonyms
Antonyms
Figurative Language

Text Structures
Purpose for Reading
Author's Purpose
Fiction and Non-fiction
Narrative/Expository Text
Representing text/graphic organizers

Literary Elements
Character traits/relationships/changes
Genres
Literary Terms
Problem/Plot/Solution (see CGS strategy)
Characters
Setting

Comprehension
Retelling
Sequence
Summarization (see BME + CGS Strategy)
Background Knowledge
Prove your answers (see PLORE)

Critical Thinking (HOTS)
Compare/Contrast
Main Idea
Inference/Drawing Conclusions
Making Predictions (see PLORE strategy)
Cause and Effect
Fact and Opinion