Strategies for Reading Being an (Active Reader) is more than just listening and enjoying the story. Try using these strategies while your reading.

Predict Try to figure out what will happen next. Try to figure out what will happen next. Try to figure out how the story will end. Try to figure out how the story will end. Read to see how accurate your guesses were. Read to see how accurate your guesses were.

Visualize Imagine what the characters look like. Imagine what the characters look like. Think about what is happening in the story. Think about what is happening in the story. Create pictures in your mind!!! Create pictures in your mind!!!

Connect Connect what is happening in the story to your life or someone you know. Connect what is happening in the story to your life or someone you know. Perhaps the events in the story could happen to you. Perhaps the events in the story could happen to you.

Question Question what happens while you read. Question what happens while you read. Search for reasons about the characters and the events in the story. Search for reasons about the characters and the events in the story. Question and think about the character’s feelings. Question and think about the character’s feelings.

Clarify Stop every once in a while to review what you understand. Stop every once in a while to review what you understand. Expect to have your understanding change. Expect to have your understanding change. Use resources to help you clarify. Use resources to help you clarify. Re-Read if necessary. Re-Read if necessary.

Evaluate Form opinions about what you read. Form opinions about what you read. Form opinions while your reading and you’ve finished reading. Form opinions while your reading and you’ve finished reading. Think about your own ideas about the characters and events. Think about your own ideas about the characters and events.

Most of all have fun reading!!!