Quote of the day:
"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." Chinese
proverb
What good readers do
(1) Think about the word
(2) Predict what might happen next
(3) If confused, stop and reread
(4) Use clues to figure out what's going on
(5) Play a movie of the book in your head
What do you do when you don't know a word?
(1) Skip the difficult word
(2) Read on to get more clues
(3) Change it to a word you know that makes sense
(4) Look for part of the word that you know
(5) Use finger to cover part of the word
(6) Use pictures to predict what you think could come next
(7) Write it down and ask a teacher about it