Determining Importance
During reading, decide what is important & what is not important.
Nonfiction features-titles, headings, subheadings, graphs, pictures, &/or quotes
“I think this is really important because…”
Inferring
Before & after reading
Create meaning from text
“I think…”; “I predict…”; & “My guess…”
Mental Images
During & After Reading
Use all 5 senses
“What do you hear, feel, taste, smell, &/or picture?”
“What do you see in your mind?”
During and after reading
Readers are able to express the overall meaning of the text.
“What does this really mean to you?”
Questioning
Before, during, & after reading
Good readers ask questions
“I wonder…”; “Why?” &/or “What?”
Schema
Background Knowledge
Before, During, & After Reading
Making Connections
· text-to-text
· text-to-self
· text-to-world
“That reminds me of…” “I remember…”
“My connection here is…”
Synthesis: Concepts
During and after reading
Readers are able to express the overall meaning of the text.
“What does this really mean to you?”
