Be a Good Reader!
Good Readers:
Preview
Question
Infer
Summarize
Evaluate
Preview
- Look at the cover and title
- Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text
Question
- Ask who, what, when, where. why, and how
- Decide if what you've read makes sense
- Wonder about what will happen next
- Make guesses and read ahead to see if predictions are correct
Infer
- Imagine the details
- Draw your own conclusions
- Relate what you've read to what you know and to your thoughts and feelings
- Compare what you've read to other texts and to the world around you
Summarize
- Organize and connect the details
Evaluate
- Think about what you've read.
- What did you learn?
- Was it important to you? Why or why not?
- Did you like it? Why or why not?