| Make Connections | "I made a connection when . . ." |
| Use Text Structure | "I noticed the author. . ." |
| Determine Importance in Text | "I thought _______ was important because. . ." |
| Create Sensory Images | "I visualized. . ." "I pictured. . ." |
| Draw Inferences | "I read for clues and I decided. . ." |
| | "I figured out _______ because. . ." |
| Summarize | "_______ wanted _______, but. . . So. . ." |
| | " The part I liked best was. . . " |
| Ask Questions | "I wonder. . . " |
| Use "Fix-Up" Strategies | "When I read _______, I had to re-read, read back, read on. . ." |
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| Quality Reading Questions | |
| How did you feel about reading this story? (easy, OK, difficult, interesting. . .) | What part of the story did you like best? Why? |
| Did anything in the story remind you of an experience that you have had? | Did something in the story remind you of anything in your own life? |
| Did anything in the book remind you of another book you have read? | Are you familiar with this author? Illustrator? |
| Why do you think the author wrote the story? | Will you retell the story to me in order? |
| How did the story begin? | Which character in the story was your favorite? Why? |
| Did anything (funny, sad, happy, scary, etc.) happen in the story? | What kinds of problems happened in the story? How were they solved? |
| How would you have ended the story if you were the author? | Did you learn anything new while reading the story? |
| What would you tell your friends about this story? | Would you recommend this story? Why? or Why not? |
| Do you want to read other stories by this author or about this topic? | What is the main idea of the story? |