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Reading Charts and Graphs

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Reading charts and graphs

Reading comprehension involves more than reading words.

Visuals can help you to understand a text since their titles often highlight key themes. The information presented often provides supporting details.

After you read the text, try to make connections between the information in the chart and the information in the text.

Reading charts and graphs

Informational texts such as textbooks, manuals and newspapers often contain graphical elements, e.g., tables, illustrations, diagrams and timelines.

Students who can interpret graphical elements have an advantage over those who cannot

Charts

  • Charts are used to show proportions and how each piece relates to the whole.
  • This is an example of a pie chart.

Graphs

  • Graphs present a set of bars. Each bar stands for a specific quantity, amount, or measurement.
  • This is an example of a GRAPH.