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This strategy helps us come up with a mental image of what we read.
Visualizing
Connecting
Inferring
Questioning
One technique we can practice to help us with visualizing is to
Look up words we are unsure of
Make an assumption about what we read
Connect what we read to our lives
Draw out what we picture
This strategy helps us build a bridge from what we already know to what we read.
Visualizing
Connecting
Inferring
Questioning
One technique we can practice to help us with connecting is to
Look up words we are unsure of
Make an assumption about what we read
Connect what we read to our current lives
Draw out what we picture
This strategy involves asking good questions to keep us more mentally engaged with what we read.
Visualizing
Connecting
Inferring
Questioning
One technique we can practice to help us with questioning is
Look up words we are unsure of
Make an assumption about what we read
Ask questions about the author's purpose
Draw out what we picture
This strategy involves taking clues from the text to think ahead or make a judgement
Visualizing
Connecting
Inferring
Questioning
This strategy involves choosing between what are important details and what are minor details.
Determining importance
Synthesizing
Inferring
Building vocabulary
One technique we can practice to help us with determining importance is
Look up words we are unsure of
Skim through text for details about the plot
Ask questions about the author's purpose
Make an educated guess about a character based off the text
This strategy involves learning the definitions to words we don't already know.
Determining importance
Synthesizing
Inferring
Building vocabulary
Two techniques we can practice to help to build vocabulary is
Look up words we are unsure of
Use context clues
Ask questions about the author's purpose
Make an educated guess about a character based off the text
This strategy involves an evolving understanding of what we read. It changes the way we think.
Determining importance
Synthesizing
Inferring
Building vocabulary