2. PICTURING
(VISUALIZING)
• Are there any
graphics?
• Maps, charts,
pictures, graphs?
• What details in the
graphics can help
me to understand
this?
•

3. NOTICING•When I don’t get it
•When something is important
•What clues do I notice in this
text that can help me to
understand it?
•Subheadings?
•Bolded or italicized words?
•Main idea statements?
•Side Bars?
•Pictures?
•Graphs?
•reading?
•How do I think this graphics
relate to the text?

4. CONNECTING
What do I already know about
this topic?
Finding something
that is connected:
• To my life
• To another book
• To things in the
real world

5. WONDERING
• What questions will
this text probably
answer?
• Are there
subheadings I can
turn into questions?
• What questions pop
into my head?

6. FIGURING OUT
• Do I have a plan for
figuring out the big
ideas and the supporting
evidence?
• Does it look like this
text will be easy or difficult?
• Can I read quickly or
should I read it slowly?
• What details are the best
clues?
• How all the pieces fit
together?
•

7. PREDICTING
• What will I
probably learn
from this text?
Why?