Preview

• Look at the cover and title
• Take a picture walk
• Read some of the captions and glossary

Question

• Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how 
• Decide if what you’ve read makes sense

Predict

• Wonder about what will happen next 
• Make guesses and read ahead to see if your predictions are correct

Infer

• Imagine the details
• Read between the lines by synthesizing what you’ve read with what you know

Connect

• 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

• Think about the main events / ideas / big picture
• Draw your own conclusions

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?