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| heading | bold descriptors that help students chunk the information and provide a predictor for what will be read and to organize the information as they are reading |
| subheading | help students to identify sectionas that provide additional details and supporting information, under the headings |
| special type formats (bold, italics) | used to highlight important terms or concepts |
| charts/graphs | used to illustrate specific points or to present information in a visual way that will be understood more easily by readers |
| pictures | help students to visualize the text |
| maps and timelines | help extend meaning and summarize the text, present a visual |
| captions | typically in a box under the picture or illustration, explanatory |
| table of contents | generally lists part, chapter, unit and section titles, used to locate and to organize the information |
| glossary | can be helpful in increasing a students vocabulary, presents important vocabulary and corresponding definitions |
| appendix | provides additioanl information and support materials that may be referenced in various parts of the text, may appear in later editions, in the back |
| index | an alphabetical listing of subjects, people, places covered in the text, used to help locate this information by providing a page number |
