1. Understanding Sentences
   1. Chunking into phrases
   2. Selecting important details
   3. interpreting figurative language
2. Tying Sentences Together
   1. Understanding connectives
   2. Understanding anaphora
   3. Inferring Assumed information
3. Understanding the whole
   1. Finding Main idea
   2. Using the organization
   3. Summarizing
4. Elaborating
   1. Using Prior knowledge
   2. Predicting
   3. Imaging
   4. Reading Critically
   5. Reading Creatively
   6. Responding Affectively
5. Using flexible Strategies
   1. Monitoring Comprehension
   2. Using Study Skills
   3. Adjusting to Purpose and Task