Blake's Comprehension Guide has been written to give you clear insights into how we make meaning from text. It clearly explains the range of strategies required to be an effective reader.

The book is divided into two sections:

Section 1: Covers a variety of social and cultural contexts and explores the differences between printed, visual and non-verbal texts.

Section 2: Focuses on developing specific strategies that can be applied to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction text types. These include: Previewing, Making connections, Predicting, Visualising, Monitoring, Reflecting, Retelling and Summarising.

Each section contains simple definitions, sample texts and a quick 'TRY THIS' quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge.

The book also includes:

• A comprehensive glossary
• A detailed index
• Australian Curriculum correlations
• Answers for all 'TRY THIS' quizzes.

Author: Del Merrick