ActiveActive ReadingReading StrategiesStrategies

Making the Making the Invisible Invisible

VisibleVisible

PredictPredict

Questions:Questions:What will happen What will happen

next?next?

How will it end?How will it end?

Does the author giveDoes the author give

clues? (foreshadow)clues? (foreshadow)

Sentence Sentence starters:starters:

I predict that . . . I predict that . . . because . . .because . . .

In the next chapter In the next chapter or section . . . or section . . .

Visualize

Questions:What do the characters look

like? Sound like?

Where does the story take place? (setting)

Can I see the events playing out?

Can I see details?

Sentence starters:When I try to

imagine . . . I see . . .

ConnectConnect

Questions:Questions:What do I already know? What do I already know?

(prior knowledge)(prior knowledge)How are my experiences How are my experiences

similar to the similar to the experiences described experiences described in the text?in the text?

Does anything in the Does anything in the text remind me of text remind me of other stories I have other stories I have read? Movies I have read? Movies I have seen? Ideas I have seen? Ideas I have heard about? heard about?

Sentence starters:Sentence starters:When . . . it reminds When . . . it reminds

me of . . . me of . . . because . . .because . . .

I learned about . . . I learned about . . . in . . .in . . .

QuestionQuestion

Questions:Questions:Who?Who?

What?What?

Where?Where?

When?When?

Why?Why?

How?How?

Sentence starters:Sentence starters:

I wonder why . . .?I wonder why . . .?

I wonder what it I wonder what it means when . . .?means when . . .?

Why does/doesn’tWhy does/doesn’t

the character . . . ?the character . . . ?

How is concept/idea How is concept/idea related to . . . related to . . .

ClarifyClarify

Questions:Questions:Have I discovered Have I discovered

answers to my answers to my questions?questions?

Do I understand Do I understand something that I did something that I did not understand not understand previously?previously?

Do I need to reread?Do I need to reread?Do I need to access Do I need to access

outside sources and outside sources and do some research?do some research?

Sentence starters:Sentence starters:This what I think isThis what I think isreally going on here . . . really going on here . . .

What this really means is What this really means is . . .. . .

I now know why . . .I now know why . . .

I researched . . . and itI researched . . . and ithelp me understand . . .help me understand . . .

EvaluateEvaluate

Questions:Questions:Do I have any opinions?Do I have any opinions?

What is important?What is important?

Why is it important?Why is it important?

What is the “big What is the “big picture”?picture”?

Sentence starters:Sentence starters:In my opinion . . .In my opinion . . .

I think . . . I think . . .

I felt . . . when . . .I felt . . . when . . .

. . . is important because . . . is important because . . .. . .

What is my job?What is my job?

Read for 30 minutes each dayRead for 30 minutes each dayRead for 1.5 hours on the weekends Read for 1.5 hours on the weekends (incl. Fri.)(incl. Fri.)Complete a Complete a Reading LogReading Log entry for each reading entry for each reading

sessionsessionDemonstrate use of at least 3 strategies per reading Demonstrate use of at least 3 strategies per reading

session (vary strategies)session (vary strategies)Include date, title of book, pages read, amount of Include date, title of book, pages read, amount of

time for session, responses, parent signature time for session, responses, parent signature (get signature Sun. night for the previous week’s (get signature Sun. night for the previous week’s

work—write on one side of paper only)work—write on one side of paper only)