A Think When You Read

Connect:

Think About...

What you already know about the story of the book.

Connect the information to your life.

Predict:

Think about...

What the text is going to tell you.

Anticipating what might happen next.

Picture:

Think about...

Using your senses to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel the author's words.

Seeing a picture in your mind.

Question:

Think about...

Asking yourself questions when words or sentences do not make sense.

Rereading for clarity.

Summarize:

Think about...

Classifying or sorting the information you read.

Inferring and drawing conclusions.

Evaluate:

Think about...

Your opinion of what you are reading.

Whether applying what you read makes sense.