What Good Readers Do!

Guess what might happen next.

Think about the order in which things happen.

Use the pictures to help understand what the words say.

Think about what happens first, next, and last.

Picture in their minds what is happening.

Use the meanings of other words to help figure out unknown words.

Reread parts of the story to review what has happened.

Use clues to figure out things the story does not tell.

Ask themselves questions and read to find the answers.

Notice things about the story's characters.

Reread if they don't understand something.