Reading comprehension
Strategy
Strategy: See, Think, Wonder (STW)
Appropriate Grade Level: K-3
Procedures/Steps: STW is a reading comprehension strategy designed for
emergent readers. STW is a questioning technique that uses the
illustrations in picture books to help foreshadow the text. Students are
encouraged to think about and respond to the following questions:
 “What do I see?”
 “What do I think?”
 “What do I wonder”
Comments and/or tips: STW is used to further involve students in a wholelanguage learning experience. The illustrations can tell as much of the story as the text.
The following are some of the things illustrations depict:
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Characters’ actions, expressions, and emotions
Moods
Setting (time)
Setting (place)
Plot
 Reality/fiction/fantasy
Source:
Richards, J.C. & Anderson, N.A. (2003). What do I see? What do I think?
What do I wonder? (STW): A visual literacy strategy to help
emergent readers focus on storybook illustrations. Reading
Teacher, 56, 442-444.