Things Good Readers Do

The following is a list of methods that good readers use to better understand the text they're reading.

Preview the cover and title of the book.

Preview:
  -Look at the cover and title.
  -Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text.

Question:
  -Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
  -Decide if what you have 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.
  -Use what you have read to understand what the author means.

Make connections to your own knowledge

  Connect:
    -Relate what you have read to what you know, and to your   thoughts and feelings.
    -Compare what you have read to other texts and to the world   around you.

  Summarize:
    -Organize and connect the details.
                                                                    -Draw your own conclusions.

Visualize:

  -Picture in your mind what you are reading about.

Evaluate:                                                          
  -Think about what you have read.
  -What did you learn?
  -Was it important to you? Why or why not?
  -Did you like it? Why or why not?