7 STRATEGIES FOR READING COMPREHENSION

Front

Create mental and sensory images as you read. Picture in your mind.

Back

VISUALIZE

Front

Make a good guess based on the text and what I know

Back

Infer

Front

Ask questions and wonder (who, what, where, how) before, during, and after reading to help you understand what you're reading.

Back

ASK QUESTIONS

Front

Be the judge of what you like or agree with in the text

Back

Evaluate

Front

Use prior knowledge and text to make predictions, answer questions, and draw conclusions.

Back

MAKE INFERENCES

Front

Make a good guess what will happen next in the text

Back

Predict

Front

Organize your thoughts to gain an overall understanding of what you've read.

Back

SYNTHESIZE

Front

Make connection with Text to Self, Text to Text, and Text to World

Back

Connect

Front

Tell about the most important parts of the story

Back

Summarize