Metacognitive Strategy: Think Alouds Reading Comprehension Strategies
Connect This reminds me of… This is like… This makes me think of… (personal experience, another text, world event)
Visualize As I read, I picture… The image in my mind is…
Infer The author didn’t say _____, but I know_______. (based on book clues + my clues) Reading between the lines.
Question I wonder… I wonder why, how, what, where, who. (Asking myself questions as I read)
Summarize I think this is about… The main parts of the story are…
Evaluate My opinion about this is… I agree/disagree with the author because…
Predict I think ____ will happen next