2.1b

Use comprehension strategies use grammatical knowledge to predict words and sentence structures when reading narrative and expository materials apply a variety of strategies, such as setting a purpose, confirming predictions, making inferences and drawing conclusions identify the main idea or topic and supporting details in simple narrative and expository passages extend sight vocabulary to include predictable phrases and words related to language use read silently with increasing confidence and accuracy monitor and confirm meaning by rereading when necessary, and by applying knowledge of pragmatic, semantic, syntactic and graphophonic cueing systems