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Discussion Notes:

 * activate/build upon prior knowledge
 * set purpose; predict
 * formulate questions to find relevant information
 * connect new information with prior knowledge
 * determine main/supporting ideas - use prior knowledge to confirm or reject, predictions, connections, inferences, visual clues
 * check comprehension by rereading
 * apply cuing systems
 * cause & effect
 * fact/opinion
 * recall/organize/summarize
 * similarities/differences among text
 * figurative language
 * exaggeration

//Resources to Support Further Inquiry Into This Question//

 * **Comprehension Strategies** - http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/litgarden/comprehensionstrategies.html - Seven different strategies to aid in comprehension. Based on the work of Duffy, Harvey, McEwan, and Miller.