Best Practices in Reading

•Infer: determine the meaning behind text

•Synthesize: combine different sets of information

•Visualize: create images in mind while reading

•Make Connections: relate oneself to the text

•Predict: preview what will happen next

•Summarize: retell most important details of story

•Draw Conclusions: mainly used in non-fiction reading

•Use Background Knowledge: what do I already know?

•Metacognition: thinking about your own thinking

•Genre: understand characteristics of various types of lit.

•Context Clues: use hints from reading to answer questions

Determine Importance: what’s relevant & irrelevant info?