Text Features
Fonts and special effects
§ titles
§ headings
§ boldface print
§ color print
§ italics
§ bullets
§ captions
§ labels
Textual clues are words that signal
§ cause and effect: since, because, etc.
§ comparison and contrast: likewise, however, etc.
§ problem and solution: one reason for that, etc.
§ question and answer: how, when, etc.
§ sequence: before, next, etc.
Graphics
§ diagrams
§ cross-sections
§ maps
§ word bubbles
§ tables
§ charts
§ graphs
§ framed text
Text organizers
§ page numbers
§ index
§ preface
§ table of contents
§ glossary
§ appendix
Source: Harvey, S. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing and Research in Grades 3-8 (p. 77). Markham, Ontario, Canada: Pembroke Publishers Limited.