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Good readers…
Make Connections
while they read1. Connections from the text to self
2. Connections from the text to another text
3. Connections from the text to the real world
Good readers…
Ask Questions while they read
1. What is known about the text, topic or author?
2. How is this connected to another part of the text?
3. Why did the character do that?4. What is the character’s motive?
Good readers…
Make Predictionswhile they read
1. What will happen next?2. How will the problem be solved?3. What will the main character do?4. How will the story end?5. What preconceptions do I have that may be
changed by interacting with this text?
Good readers…
Determine What’s Important while they
read1. What information do I need to know?2. What is interesting, but not that important
to know?3. How does the author let me know what is
really important?
Good readers…
Can Retell the Order of Events
in a text1. What happened first?2. What happened last?3. What happened before…4. What happened after…5. What would have happened if the
order of events were rearranged?
Good readers…
Make Sense of New Words in the text
1. What clues does the author give in the sentence to help me understand the word.
2. What clues are in the paragraph that hint at what the word means?
3. What resources can I use to find the meaning of the word?
Good readers…
Can Visualize what they are reading
1. Make pictures in your head about the from the words the author used in the text
2. Use visual aids like maps, time lines, and charts to help you understand the text
Good readers…
1. How have the characters changed since the beginning of the story?
2. How has the setting changed?3. What events caused the characters to change?4. How does the change impact the story’s ending?
Take Note of Change
while they are reading
Good readers…
1. How is this text like …
2. How is this text different from…
3. What do the characters have in common?
Compare and Contrast
while they are reading
Good readers…
1. Why am I involved with this text?
2. What do I wish to come away with?
3. What specific strategies must I use in order to meet my purpose?
4. Why did the author write this text?
Know the Purposes
for Reading
Good readers…
1. What is the big picture?
2. What is your personal response?
3. Is your response like or different from others who have read, viewed or heard the same text?
Can Draw Conclusions from the
text
Good readers…
1. What information or knowledge from this text experience enlarges your understanding of yourself, others, other content?
2. How are you different after having experienced with this text?
Can Synthesize Information from
the text
Good readers…
1. Recall and consider what is known about the topic, author and genre
2. Reflect on experiences with this type of text
3. Reflect on experiences that the characters are having
Access Prior Knowledge while
reading the text
Good readers…
1. Reread to make sense or build understanding2. Ask questions of yourself and others3. Analyze difficult words4. Put the writer’s main ideas into your own words5. Use graphic organizers to keep track of what is
going on in the text6. Use reading strategies together to make sense of
the text
Use Fix Up Strategies
while reading the text
Good readers…
1. How does the author use text features to help the reader understand the information?
2. How do maps help the reader visualize the location or setting?
3. How charts and graphs help the reader understand the change over time?
4. How did the author organize the text to help the reader gather information?
Can Utilize Text Features to enhance
comprehension
Good readers…
1. Why did it happen?2. What caused the character to respond
that way?3. What happened when….
Identify Cause & Effect Relationships
during & after reading
Good readers…
1. How can I connect my prior knowledge to the text to help me understand the text better?
2. What clues did the author leave to help me clarify and/or make meaning of the text
Make Inferences using background
knowledge and information from the
text
Good readers…
1. What ideas/concepts are repeated in the text?
2. How does the author lead me to the main idea?
3. What do the major events and important ideas have in common?
Can Identify the Main Idea
using cues from the text
Good readers…
1. What does the author tell the reader about the characters?
2. What details does the author provide that help you understand the character’s motives?
3. What does the character do and say that give hints about their character traits?
4. How does knowing how the character changes help the reader understand the story and make predictions?
Understand Characters
Good readers…
1. How does the know the story elements help the reader understand the story and make predictions?
2. How does the setting impact the story?3. How does knowing the plot help the
reader identify the story’s theme?
Identify Story Elements while they
are reading
Good readers…
1. How did the author organize the text to help the reader gather information?
2. What story structures do authors typically use? (cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequentially, problem/solution, etc.)
3. How can the reader organize the text to help make sense of the text during and after reading.
Know Text Structures
so that they can make meaning of the text