Reading Strategies

Front

There is a child sleeping upstairs quietly, when all of a sudden there is a loud "THUMP!"  We can infer that:

Back

The child fell out of bed

Front

An inference is...

Back

Text evidence + what you know

Front

To make an inference you take what you know, and what the author tells you to…

Back

come up with something the author doesn't tell you.

Front

Create mental images of the settings, characters, and events in the text. Options: Connect, Visualize, Clarify, Evaluate

Back

Visualize

Front

When you determine what you think will happen next in the text you __________. Options: Visualize, Predict, Connect, Clarify

Back

Predict

Front

Relate the text to yourself, other texts, and the world around you.

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Connect

Front

Noting wonderings while reading.

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Asking Questions

Front

A sentence starter for making connections is:
- This reminds me of
- I predict
- My opinion about this is
- I like how the author

Back

This reminds me of

Front

What is happening? Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California."

Back

Tim is moving to California with his family.

Front

The three types of connections are:

Back

text to self, text to text, text to world