Prepare

Assist

Reflect

Get your brain ready!

★  What do I already know?

★  Does this remind me of something?

★  What questions do I have?

★  What do I predict is going to happen?

★  What can I preview before I read?

(Titles, pictures, graphs, etc.)

What can I do to HELP me understand and remember what I read?

★  Re-read

★  Use strategies to solve hard words.

★  Keep notes.

★  Picture it in your mind.

★  Re-predict

★  Don't accept nonsense.

★  Stop every so often and check your understanding (mini summary).

★  Read between the lines.

★  Search for connections

- text to text

- text to self

- text to world

★  Ask yourself questions.

★    ★Ask someone else if all other strategies have failed.

What have I learned, how do I feel, and what do I understand after reading?

(Final review and evaluation)

★  Talk about it with someone else.

★ Write or give a response on your opinions and feelings.

★  Write or give a summary.

★  Re-visit your original questions and see if you found the answers you were looking for.

★  Go back to your first predictions and see if you were on the right track or not.

★    Come up with more questions.