1. Make Connections! Connect to what you already know -text to self -text to text -text to world Activate your background knowledge.

2. Ask Questions as you read. Ask questions about the story before, during and after reading. Who, what, where, why,… Ask questions…look for answers

3. Ask Questions as you read. Ask questions about the story before, during and after reading. Who, what, where, why,… Ask questions…look for answers

4. Visualize as you read. Put pictures in your head as you read. See and think about the story like a movie playing in your head. Ask questions…look for answers.

5. Dig for important details. Dig for important information that tells you about the author’s message. Dig and determine the facts. Determine important ideas.

6. Infer as you read. Make predictions while you read. Draw conclusions as you put information together. Reflect while you read.

7. Synthesis and Retell Put the information together and think about what you read. Retell the story or what you learned in your own words.

8. Characters – Who is the story about? Setting – Where and when does the story take place? Events – What happens in the story? Remember the important elements.

9. You “toucan” identify text features. Which text features can you identify in the book? What more can you learn from the text feature?

10. Preview like a Penguin. Look at the pictures. Read a few sentences. What do you think the story might be about?

11. Think while you read to figure out when you don’t understand. Use fix-up strategies to help you understand when you are reading. (use the meaning clues, word clues, picture clues) Monitor and Fix-up