Use knowledge to make connections, predictions, and set a purpose for reading. Predicting I’ll bet that… I think… If _____________, then … Connections That reminds me of . . . This is like . . . Making connections using prior knowledge. I remember . . . Text to text, text to self, text to world… I can relate to this because… Visualize I’m picturing… I can imagine… Create mental images use your senses. – I can just (see, smell, taste, touch, hear). . . Use the sensory connections to deepen understanding If this were a movie of text. … In my mind I see… Make Inferences My guess is… Maybe… What I know + text evidence = inference. Perhaps… Involves drawing conclusions, making judgments, He/she must feel . . . and forming interpretations from the text. This could mean… I think this represents… The idea I’m getting is… Determine Importance This is really important . . . This is really interesting because … What matters most? One thing that we should notice… Use conclusions about important ideas to focus I want to remember… reading to exclude peripheral or unimportant details. Question I wonder . . . How come . . . Generate questions before, during, and after reading. Why Use questions to clarify and guide reading. … What if… Synthesize Oh, now I get it! Now I understand ________ better. Changing your thinking along the way. The important things I’ve learned are . . . Retell or summarize what has been read to synthesize I used to think ______, but now I think… in order to better understand and remember. A conclusion I’m drawing is… This is relevant to my life because… Repair Comprehension / Revising Meaning I am confused about … This doesn’t make sense to me … Fix-up strategies I need to reread to figure out … I got lost here because… At first I thought _____, but now I…. My latest thought about this is… I’m getting a different picture here because… Reading Response Examples Example #1: (The featured reading strategy is and its thinking stems are italicized in the “Predicting,” response.) Summer Reading Response Log Your Name Student name:
Use knowledge to make connections, predictions, and set a purpose for reading. Predicting I’ll bet that… I think… If _____________, then … Connections Making connections using prior knowledge. That reminds me of . . . This is like . . . I remember . . . Text to text, text to self, text to world… I can relate to this because… Visualize Create mental images – use your senses. Use the sensory connections to deepen understanding of text. I’m picturing… I can imagine… I can just (see, smell, taste, touch, hear). . . If this were a movie … In my mind I see… Make Inferences What I know + text evidence = inference. Involves drawing conclusions, making judgments, and forming interpretations from the text. My guess is… Maybe… Perhaps… He/she must feel . . . This could mean… I think this represents… The idea I’m getting is… Determine Importance What matters most? Use conclusions about important ideas to focus reading to exclude peripheral or unimportant details. This is really important . . . This is really interesting because … One thing that we should notice… I want to remember… Question Generate questions before, during, and after reading. Use questions to clarify and guide reading. I wonder . . . How come . . . Why … What if… Synthesize Changing your thinking along the way. Retell or summarize what has been read to synthesize in order to better understand and remember. Oh, now I get it! Now I understand ________ better. The important things I’ve learned are . . . I used to think ______, but now I think… A conclusion I’m drawing is… This is relevant to my life because… Repair Comprehension / Revising Meaning Fix-up strategies I am confused about … This doesn’t make sense to me … I need to reread to figure out … I got lost here because… At first I thought _____, but now I…. My latest thought about this is… I’m getting a different picture here because… Reading Response Examples Example #1: (The featured reading strategy is “Predicting,” and its thinking stems are italicized in the response.) Summer Reading Response Log Student name: Your Name