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Good Readers

Good Readers. How to interact with a text. Good Readers. Make connections Good readers relate what they read to their own lives by connecting it to prior knowledge, looking for similarities between the text and what they have experienced. Good Readers. Ask questions

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Good Readers

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  1. Good Readers How to interact with a text

  2. Good Readers • Make connections Good readers relate what they read to their own lives by connecting it to prior knowledge, looking for similarities between the text and what they have experienced.

  3. Good Readers • Ask questions Good readers are engaged by clarifying understand and making meaning out of what they are reading. Why is this happening? What does this mean?

  4. Good Readers • Visualize Good readers create pictures in their mind as they read.

  5. Good Readers • Draw inferences and predict Good readers take what they already know, gather clues from text, make a judgment, and predict what will happen next.

  6. Good Readers • Determine important ideas Good readers focus on essential ideas and important information or key ideas.

  7. Good Readers • Synthesize information Good readers combine new information with existing knowledge to form an original idea of text gaining new insights.

  8. Good Readers • Monitor comprehension and clarify Good readers know when they understand what they read and when they do not, trying to correct the misunderstandings as they arise.

  9. Good Readers • Hear an inner voice. Good readers have an inner voice in their heads that helps them create meanings. Different characters have different voices.

  10. What Good Readers Do As They Read ---Text Processing • How does this connect to what I know? • How does what I am reading compare to what I thought I knew? • Does what I am reading make sense? • Do I need to code the text and note what is important, what I don’t understand, and what I need to reread? • Do I need to mark important words with highlight or sticky notes?

  11. What Good Readers Do As They Read ---Text Processing • Do I need to go back and reread any part of the text? • Do the pictures, charts, graphs or visuals help me understand what I am reading? • Do I agree with the way the problem was solved? Am I surprised about the information? • Are there clues to help me make predictions?

  12. What Good Readers Do As They Read ---Text Processing • What is the plot or theme? • What mental pictures do I see? • What connection can I make • What or who is this story about? • When and where does the story take place? • How and why do the events happen? • Is there a specific problem that is solved? • Do I see words I don’t understand?

  13. What Good Readers Do After They Read -- Reflection • Did I find answers to the questions? • Did I learn what I wanted to learn? • Were there other questions I found? • Where there questions or problems I didn't find? • What do I know now that I did not know before? • What is the most surprising or interesting thing I read?

  14. What Good Readers Do After They Read -- Reflection • What new vocabulary did I learn? • What do I remember? • How do I feel about what I’ve read? • If I used one, does my graphic organizer make sense? • Can I restate the main points in my own words? • How can I apply what I read to my schoolwork and life? • Is there a lesson in the story?

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