Predictor
What do you think the text will
be about?
• Based on the title, I predict that this is going
to be about....
• I think the next section will be about....
• I think _________ because __________.
• I think I will learn ________ because _______.
• I think they are going to talk about........
Questioner
Ask questions based on the text.
• Why is ____ so important?
• What is the author trying to tell us?
• What is going on ......?
• What would happen if........?
• Where is ______?
• How are ______ and ______ alike?
• How are ______ and ______ different?
• How is _____ and example of ______?
• Why does __________ happen?
Summarizer
Use your own words to explain
what you read.
• This section was about....
• In this section.....
• That paragraph was about.....
• First _______, Next _______, Last ________.
• I read that _____________.
• This chapter was about.....
Clarifier
Were there any difficult words or
ideas you didn’t understand? Look
for clues to help explain them.
• I had trouble with the word ___________.
• I had trouble with the part where it said......
• I think the word ________ means _________
because ________________.
• When they said ____________ I think they
meant ___________.