Understanding more, the topic, main idea, supporting details. What good readers do?
Make connections Visualize Infer Determine importance Synthesize .
How do good readers make connections
They They They They
think think think think
about about about about
what the story reminds them of in their own lives
how the story relates to their own lives other books they have read things that happen in the world,
How do good readers make connections
Is the subject familiar
Is the genre or style familiar Write down any similarities
How does making connections help me think as I read
Making connections helps me understand the story
When I understand what is happening
How do good readers visualize
Create picture in their head
Create a movie of the text in the text in their head Make the words on the page real and concrete Build meaning as they go by visualizing Create images from all of their senses
How do good readers visualize ?
From a picture of a character or the setting in your mind
Imagine the characters, feature
Imagine process and explanation happening visually
How does visualizing help me think as I read ?
Enhances meaning with mental pictures
Links past experience to the words and ideas in the text Enables me to place myself in the story