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Please remind your students to use these strategies when they are reading. Using these strategies will enhance the students’ understanding of the text and in turn help them become stronger, more confident readers.
Connect
Think About:
* What you already know about the story
or topic of the book
* Connecting the information to your life
Predict
Think About:
* What the text is going to tell you
* Anticipating what might happen next
Picture
Think About:
* Using your senses to see, hear, taste, smell
and feel the author’s words
* Seeing a picture in your mind
Question
Think About:
* Asking yourself questions when words or
sentences do not make sense
* Rereading for clarity
Summarize
Think About:
* Classifying or sorting the information you read
* Inferring and drawing conclusions
Evaluate
Think About:
* Your opinion of what you are reading
* Whether applying what you read makes sense
