The document discusses the skills needed for reading in the 21st century. It emphasizes developing skills like being a code breaker who can decipher text, a text user who understands genre and format, and a meaning maker who can infer, synthesize and monitor comprehension. The document also discusses analyzing an author's purpose, viewpoint, credibility and reliability to fully understand text. It provides examples of comprehension questions that require different types of thinking.

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29. Comprehension Then What color was Riding Hood’s Coat? Who was she going to see? What did she bring? Who did she find in the cottage?