1. READING Strategies Before Reading
1. Ask Questions - what can I ask myself BEFORE reading to help me understand this text?
What do I already know?
What do I need to know?

2. During Does this make sense?
2. Ask Questions – what can I ask myself as I read this text to help me understand?
Does this make sense?
How does this information connect to what I already know?
I still need answers to the question……

3. Break the text into smaller parts Summarize as I read
3. Understand the Text- At a difficult part of the text I….
Pause to think about it
Break the text into smaller parts
Summarize as I read
Discuss what I have read

4. During Con’t 4. Make Inferences- How can I read between the lines?
Based on what I have read, I now realize….
The evidence that supports my thinking is….
I can now conclude ….
I think …… because ……

5. Picture what …… might look like Create a mental image of ….
 5. Visualize – To better understand while I am reading I…..
Picture what …… might look like
Create a mental image of ….
Use the images to help me …….

6. During Cont’d I already know about…. This text reminds me of…..
6. Make Connections – How can I use what I already know to help me understand the text?
I already know about….
This text reminds me of…..
This compares to…..
This text is different from …… because……
This section makes me think about …….

7. During Cont’d
7. Think to Read- When I get to an unfamiliar word or section, I….
Reread the section
Use context and clues for hints
Skip and return later
Pause and ask questions

8. Organize with headings Review, add and revise
8. Good Notes- To take good notes I….
Look for the main ideas
Use words I understand
Organize with headings
Review, add and revise

9. AFTER READING What does the writer mean by….. ? Why did/didn’t ……?
9. Ask Questions – What can I ask to help me better understand what I have just read?
What does the writer mean by….. ?
Why did/didn’t ……?
What have I learned?
I wonder if…..

10. The most important thing that I remember about the text is……
10. Find the Main Idea – What is/are the main idea(s)? What is important
The most important thing that I remember about the text is……
The main message is…..
The text was mainly about ……
Clues, words and features that helped me understand the text were…..

11. After Cont’d
11. Think About the Text – How do I put the pieces together?
The message of this text is…..
The purpose of this text is…..
These ideas relate to …… because…..
This text may be biased because …….