Underline the main idea and rewrite in your own words. List the supporting details. There are three general areas of the home where insulation should be installed. The first area is under the flooring as heat or cold from the ground, from the slab, or from moving air can enter the home through the floor. All exterior walls should also be insulated.
Walls are extremely vulnerable to heat infiltration on warm, sunny days.
The last area to insulate is the attic. Insulation in this area can prevent heat that penetrates through the roof from penetrating into the interior of the home. Now that you are familiar with the information you can obtain from vocabulary, main ideas, and supporting details, you are ready to use all of these elements to help improve your reading comprehension. Read the following information. Make note of new vocabulary and define terms.