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"Maya frowned and put on her raincoat before leaving." What can you infer about the weather?
It will probably rain or be cloudy. Putting on a raincoat shows expectation of rain
If a passage says "The cat stretched in the warm sun on a red porch," what image should you picture? Name two details
Picture a cat lying or stretching on a red porch in warm sunlight. Two details: red-colored porch; warm sunlight making the cat comfortable
You read about a character moving to a new school, and it reminds you of when you moved. What type of connection is this?
Text-to-self.
What thinking stem do you use when you wonder about something you are reading?
Ask questions.
How can determining importance help you understand a text?
It helps you focus on the main ideas and most important details.
From the sentence: "The cookies were gone and crumbs led to Ben's room," who might have eaten the cookies? Explain your clue
Ben likely ate the cookies. Clue: The cookies are gone and crumbs lead to Ben's room.
You read a short story about a time at recess. List three sensory details (sight, sound, or smell) you would imagine.
Three sensory details for recess A playground: sight — children running and colorful slides; sound — laughter, shouting, and swings squeaking; smell — cut grass or faint snack smells from lunches.
You read a book about tornadoes and remember watching a documentary about tornadoes. What type of connection is this?
Text-to-text.
What are the TWO types of questions you can ask? What's the difference?
Thin questions can usually be answered with a simple fact or a few words directly from the text.
Thick questions require deeper thinking and usually cannot be answered with just one simple fact. You may need to explain, infer, or use evidence from the text.
In an informational text, is the main idea or every small detail more important?
The main idea.
A character always avoids eye contact and speaks quietly around adults. What can you infer about how the character feels? Give two clues from behavior.
The character likely feels shy, nervous, or uncomfortable around adults. Clues: avoids eye contact; speaks quietly.
Which five senses can help you visualize while reading?
Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
What are the three types of connections?
Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World
Before reading a text called The Disappearing Forest, what is a meaningful question you could ask that might help guide your reading?
Examples: “Why is the forest disappearing?” or “What is causing the forest to disappear?”
Read the passage:
Bees are important because they pollinate many plants. Pollination helps plants grow fruits and seeds. Bees have black and yellow stripes. Bees collect nectar from flowers, and some bees live in large colonies.
What are TWO important details from the text?
Bees pollinate plants, which helps plants grow fruits and seeds.
During the game, Ava kept her arms crossed and refused to talk to her teammates. When the game ended, she immediately left without celebrating. What can you infer about how Ava feels? Use evidence from the clues.
Ava is probably upset or angry because she crossed her arms, would not talk to her teammates, and left without celebrating.
After reading a description of a market with bright fruit stands and ringing bells, explain how visualizing helps you understand the mood of the scene. Use two examples from the description
How visualizing shows mood: Bright fruit stands suggest lively, cheerful colors (creates a happy, bustling mood). Ringing bells add a lively, busy sound (makes the scene feel energetic). Together these images make the market feel vibrant and welcoming.
ou read about a character who practices every day before trying out for the basketball team. This reminds you of a time when you practiced for something important. What type of connection is this, and how could it help you understand the character?
Text-to-self. It can help you understand how the character may feel nervous, determined, or excited.
When can you ask questions while reading?
Before, during, and after reading.
Read the passage:
Recycling helps reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills. Materials such as paper, glass, and some plastics can be recycled and used to make new products. Recycling bins are often blue, although the color can be different in some places. Recycling can also save natural resources.
Name TWO details that are the most important to understand.
Answer: Recycling reduces trash, allows materials to be reused to make new products, and can save natural resources.
Not as important: Recycling bins are often blue.
Marcus walked into the house, quietly put his backpack on the floor, and went straight to his room without saying hello. A few minutes later, his mom found a crumpled paper with a low test score in the trash. What can you infer?
Marcus may be upset, disappointed, or worried about his low test score. The clues are that he was unusually quiet, went straight to his room, and threw away the test
The author writes, “The icy wind howled through the empty trees as leaves swirled across the dark path.” What details would you include in your mental image?
An example: Empty trees, a dark path, leaves swirling in the wind, and a cold, stormy setting.
Why can making connections help you become a better reader?
It helps you understand and relate to what you are reading.
You are reading an article about pollution. Which question is thicker, and why?
A. What is pollution?
B. How could pollution affect the future of our planet?
C. Is littering a kind of pollution?
B is thicker because it requires deeper thinking and cannot be answered with one simple fact.
Read the passage:
Sea turtles spend most of their lives in the ocean, but female sea turtles return to land to lay their eggs. After hatching, baby turtles crawl toward the ocean. Many baby turtles face dangers from predators and pollution as they try to survive. identify and track them.
Which detail is most important to include in a summary of this passage?
A. Sea turtles spend most of their lives in the ocean.
B. Female sea turtles return to land to lay their eggs.
C. Baby turtles face dangers as they make their way to the ocean.
D. Sea turtles have predators.
B. Female sea turtles return to land to lay their eggs.