Things Good Readers Do
Preview
ü Look at the cover.
ü Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text.
Question
ü Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
ü Decide if what you’ve read makes sense.
Predict
ü Wonder about what will happen next.
ü Make guesses and read ahead to see if your predictions are correct.
Infer
ü Imagine the details.
ü Use what you’ve read to understand what the author means
(“Read between the lines”).
Connect
ü Relate what you’ve read to what you know, and to your thoughts and feelings.
ü Compare what you’ve read to other texts and the world around you.
Summarize
ü Organize and connect the details.
ü Draw your own conclusions.
Evaluate
ü Think about what you’ve read.
ü What did you learn?
ü Was it important to you? Why or why not?
ü Did you like it? Why or why not?
Preview
ü Look at the cover.
ü Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text.
Question
ü Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
ü Decide if what you’ve read makes sense.
Predict
ü Wonder about what will happen next.
ü Make guesses and read ahead to see if your predictions are correct.
Infer
ü Imagine the details.
ü Use what you’ve read to understand what the author means
(“Read between the lines”).
Connect
ü Relate what you’ve read to what you know, and to your thoughts and feelings.
ü Compare what you’ve read to other texts and the world around you.
Summarize
ü Organize and connect the details.
ü Draw your own conclusions.
Evaluate
ü Think about what you’ve read.
ü What did you learn?
ü Was it important to you? Why or why not?
ü Did you like it? Why or why not?