The following reading habit posters are formatted to 11”x17” paper to be printed and then drawn in front of students as a pictorial for brain imprinting. This document contains Habits 1 through 3, the remaining habits will be posted as they become available.

Habit 1: Great Readers See Themselves as Readers I know why I like the books I choose. I am a reader! I build reading stamina by setting reading goals and reading every day. I choose good fit books! I take care of books. Good Habits, Great Readers Unit 1: grades K-3

Habit 2: Great Readers Make Sense of Text I can retell the events in the story in order. I use what I know to make predictions. I understand what I read! I use fix up strategies when I don’t understand. I ask questions to help me understand. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? I can summarize the important ideas. Good Habits, Great Readers Unit2: K-3 Teacher Notes: Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, Asking Questions, Monitoring Comprehension, Story Map Use the retell thought bubble for K-1, add summarize for 2-5

Habit 3: Great Readers Use What They Know I can use strategies and text features to understand new words. If I use what I already know when I am reading it helps me understand! I can make connections to myself, to other books, and to the world. I can use my background knowledge. I can use clues to make inferences. Good Habits, Great Readers Unit3: Grades K-3 Teacher Notes: The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons: week 1~connections, week 2~ background knowledge, week 3~ build vocabulary and concept knowledge, week 4~ make inferences. Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, making connections, inference, visualize

Habit 3: Great Readers Use What They Know If I use what I already know when I am reading it helps me understand! I can use clues to make inferences. Good Habits, Great Readers Unit3: Grades 4-5 Teacher Notes: The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons~ week 1-2; background knowledge, week 3~connections, week 4~ make inferences. Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, making connections, inference, visualize, asking questions I can use my background knowledge. I can make connections to myself, to other books, and to the world.