EPS Authors Readability Grade 3 4 5 Skills Main Idea and Details Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Drawing Conclusions/ Predicting Outcomes Making Inferences Figurative Language Literary Devices Recognizing Viewpoint: Bias Recognizing Viewpoint: Persuasion Recognizing Viewpoint: Author's Perspective Synthesizing Information Strategies Identify Text Structure Monitor Comprehension Learn Cooperatively Use Graphic Organizers Answer/Generate Questions Summarize Apply Multiple Strategies