Comprehension+Strategies

__ Comprehension Strategies

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**Successful Reader Strategies for Kids**

__Strategy Ask yourself……………………__ Predict and Infer: What might I learn? What might happen? What does this probably mean? Was my prediction or inference confirmed?

Set a Purpose: Why am I reading the book? What do I want to get from it? How will I meet these goals? Have I met my goals? Retell: What was this text about, mainly? What have I learned? What is a good way to rethink this text? Ask Questions: What questions do I have as I read this text? Where will I find the answers? Monitor: What have I just read about? Which parts are confusing? If parts are confusing, what fix-up strategies could I use? Visualize: What pictures, smells, sounds, tastes, and touches come to mind as I read this? Make Connections: What does this remind me of? Have I seen something similar in other books? What part of my thinking has changed after reading this? Decide What’s Important Based on my goals. What are my goals? What parts are important? What does the author think is important? Evaluate: What do I think about this text? Why? Why did the author write it? How can I use this information?