Reading Strategies

Inferring/Predicting

• "This could mean..."

• "I infer...because..."

• "My guess is..."

• "I predict...because..." 

• "I think...because..."

• "Maybe..." 

• "This is making me think..."

Questioning 

• "I wonder why..."

• "I wonder if..."

• "What if..."

• "Why is/would/did/that..."

• "How could..." 

Making Connections

• "This reminds me of...."

• "I have a connection to..."

• "I can relate to..."

• "This reminds me of another book/character because..."

Visualizing

• "In my mind I picture..."

• "I can see/feel/taste/smell/hear..."

• "I'm visualizing..."

Synthesizing

• "My new thinking is..."

• "I'm beginning to think..."

• "I use to think..., but now I think..."

• "Now I understand why..."

Determining Importance 

• "One thing we should notice..."

• "I want to remember..."

• "What's important here..."

• This part seems important because...