CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

• Compare/contrast ideas or information presented in different sections of a written passage or from different sources.
• Identify the reasons, examples, details, or facts in a reading selection that support the author's main idea.
• Make predictions about the outcome of an event based on information from a written passage.
• Recognize the attitude, opinion, or viewpoint expressed by the author toward his or her subject.
• Determine whether facts or ideas are relevant to an argument in a reading selection.
• Recognize statements that strengthen or weaken arguments in a reading selection.
• Recognize the various persuasive techniques used by an author in a written passage.
• Distinguish between facts and opinions in a written passage.
• Identify logical assumptions upon which the author bases the argument of a reading selection.
• Challenge the statements and opinions presented in a reading passage.
• Identify inconsistencies or differences in points of view within one reading selection or between two or more selections.
• Recognize the audience that a reading selection addresses.
• Recognize language that creates an inappropriate or inconsistent tone, given the intended audience and purpose.

1. Comprehension and Context
• Identify the relationships between general and specific ideas in-a reading selection.
• Determine the sequence of events or steps in a process from a reading selection.
• Arrange the ideas in a reading selection into an outline or another form of graphic organization.
• Recognize the main idea or purpose of a written passage.
• Identify accurate paraphrases or summaries of ideas in a reading selection.
• Identify facts and details presented in a written passage.
• Draw conclusions or generalizations from material presented in a written passage.
• Make inferences and recognize implications based on information from a written passage.
• Recognize implied relationships between people, ideas, or events in a written passage.
• Use context clues, syntax, and structural analysis (e.g., affixes, prefixes, roots) to determine the meaning of unknown words.
• Determine the meanings of figurative or colloquial language in a reading selection.
• Recognize and identify different interpretations that can be made of the same word, sentence, paragraph, or reading selection.
• Recognize how the meaning of a word, sentence, or paragraph is affected by the context in which it appears.
• Understand the function of key transition indicators in a reading selection (e.g., "however," "by contrast," "in conclusion")
• Understand reading materials written at the high school level (e.g., texts, memos, bulletins, newsletters).
• Understand reading materials written at the college level (e.g., resource materials, professional journals).
• Understand textbooks and other course content materials written at the student level.
• Understand teachers' guides and other course content materials written at the instructor level.
• Understand written materials on related areas to enrich course materials.
• Understand written materials on psychology or student behavior.
2. Research and Reference Skills
• Use the table of contents, section headings, index, and similar sections of a book to locate information.
• Locate the place in a book, chapter, or article where a specific kind of: information can be found.
• Understand how a reading selection (e.g., book, chapter, or article) is organized.
• Identify logical conclusions, generalizations, or implied relationships that are supported by information in a table or graph.