1. What Superb Readers Do 8 tips to help you become a superb reader
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What Superb Readers Do
8 tips to help you become a superb reader

2. Preview Read the front cover, title, and scan pages to view pictures.

3. Visualize Make a movie in your mind as you read
Visualize Make a movie in your mind as you read. What do the characters look like, their facial expressions, and the setting?

4. Ask Questions Is there new vocabulary or a plot twist
Ask Questions Is there new vocabulary or a plot twist? Does what I’m reading make sense?

5. Predict What will happen next?

6. Infer Use clues to fill in the gaps of the story
Infer Use clues to fill in the gaps of the story. How is the character feeling, what does the setting look like, why would the character act that way?

7. Make Connections How is this story similar or different to my life
Make Connections How is this story similar or different to my life? Does this text remind me of something else?

8. Summarize What are the important parts?

9. Respond What did you like or dislike and would you recommend this text?