Predict/Infer

• Think about the title, the illustrations, and what you have read so far.
• Tell what you think will happen next or what you will learn.
• Try to figure out things that the author does not say directly.

Phonics/Decoding

1.     Look carefully at the word.

2.     Look for word parts that you know and think about the sounds for the letters.

3.     Blend the sounds to read the word.

4.     Ask yourself if this is a word you know and whether the word makes sense in the sentence.

5.     If not, ask yourself if there is anything else you could try - should you look in the dictionary?

Monitor/Clarify

• Ask yourself if what you're reading makes sense - or if you are learning what you need to learn.
• If you don't understand something, reread, look at the illustrations, or read ahead to see if that helps.

Question

• Ask yourself questions about important ideas in the story.
• Ask yourself if you can answer these questions.
• If you can't answer the questions, reread and look for answers in the text.  Thinking about what you already know and what you've read in the story may help you.

Evaluate

• Think about how the author makes the story come alive and makes you want to read it.
• Think about what was entertaining, informative, or useful about the selection.
• Think about how you reacted to the story - how well you understood the selection and whether you enjoyed reading it.

Summarize

• Think about the main ideas or the important parts of the story.
• Tell in your own words the important things you have read.

All of these strategies were provided by the Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company.  If you need any more information about this program please visit their website at:  http://www.hmco.com/indexf.html