Reading is Thinking internet public library

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Reading is Thinkinginternet public library

• By Laura Busch
• Friday, August 21, 2009

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Selecting a book

• Use the Goldilocks Rule to guide you
• Not to hard
• Not to easy
• Just right

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Reading Strategies

• Predict and Infer
• Question
• Monitor and Clarify
• Visualize
• Summarize

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Predict and Infer

• Think about the title, the illustrations and what
  you have read so far.
• Tell what you think will happen next or what you
  will learn. Think about what you already know.
• Try to figure out the things the author does not
  say directly

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Question

• Ask yourself questions about important ideas in
  the story
• Ask yourself if you can answer these questions.
• If you cant answer the questions, reread and
  look for the answers in the text. Thinking about
  what you already know and what youve read in the
  story may help you.

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Monitor and Clarify

• Ask yourself if what youre reading makes sense
  or if you are learning what you need to know.
• If you dont understand something, reread, use
  the illustrations, or read ahead to see if that
  helps.

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Visualize

• Close your eyes and imagine what the author is
  saying.
• Us the authors words to get a mental picture.
• What images come to you mind as you read the
  passage?

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Summarize

• Think about the characters.
• Think about when the story takes place.
• Think about the problems in the story and how the
  characters solve it.
• Think about what happens in the beginning, middle
  and end of the story.
• Think about the main idea or important parts of
  the story.
• Tell in your own words the important things you
  have read.