Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class

Theme 1	1-1 Akiak - Summarize	1-2 Grandfather's Journey - Predict / Infer	1-3 Finding The Titanic - Monitor / Clarify	1-4 By The Shores of Silver Lake - Question
Theme 2	2-1 Tomás and the Library Lady - Predict/Infer	2-2 Tanya's Reunion - Evaluate	2-3 Boss of the Plains - Summarize	2-4 A Very Important Day - Question
Theme 3	3-1 The Stranger - Monitor/Clarify	3-2 Cendrillion - Question	3-3 Heat Wave! - Evaluate
Theme 4	4-1 My Name is Maria Isabel - Predict/Infer	4-2 Marven of the Great Northwest - Evaluate	4-3 The Last Dragon - Summarize	4-4 Sing to the Stars - Question
Theme 5	5-1 Happy Birthday, Dr. King! - Predict / Infer	5-2 Gloria Estefan - Monitor / Clarify	5-3 Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man - Evaluate
Theme 6	6-1 Salmon Summer - Summarize	6-2 Wildfires - Monitor/Clarify	6-3 Skylark - Predict/Infer

Reading Strategy: Summarize

A summary always tells the most important information and is told in your own words. Answer these questions to help you summarize what the selection was about. Then try to retell a shortened version of the story in your own words.

1. Who is the main character?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the story?

4. What is the problem and how is it resolved?

Reading Strategy: Predict / Infer

To help you enjoy a story it sometimes helps if you first predict what is going to happen. As you read, you can try to figure out what the author means.

Before you read :

	Think about the title, the illustrations or what you read as you skimmed the story.
	Tell what you think the story might be about.

As you read:

	Tell what you think will happen next or what you will learn. Thinking about what you already know may help.
	Try to figure out things the author does not say directly. For example: The author writes, "It was a beautiful, peaceful morning." You can infer or figure out that the author probably likes that morning and is happy.

Predict means to make an educated guess about what is going to happen.

Infer means to figure out something even though it isn't exactly said or written.

Reading Strategy: Monitor / Clarify

Good readers asks themselves if what they are reading makes sense. When you are confused by what you are reading you can reread or read ahead.

As you read:

1. Ask yourself if what you are reading makes sense.

2. If you don't understand something:

reread part of the text

read ahead in the text for more information

use the illustrations to help you understand better.

Monitor means to watch or pay attention to what you are understanding or having difficulty with.

Clarify means to make it clear or find a way to understand it better.

Reading Strategy: Question

Good readers ask themselves questions about important ideas as they read. By asking questions you will understand and enjoy reading more.

As you read:

Ask yourself questions about important ideas in the story. Write questions down if it helps you to remember them.

Ask yourself if you can answer the questions you came up with.

If you can't answer the questions then reread and look for answers in the text. Thinking about what you already know and what you have read in the text may help you.

Reading Strategy: Evaluate

A good reader should always think about their reactions to what they are reading and why they are reacting that way.

1. As you are reading the story think about these things:

Think about hoe the author makes the story come alive and makes you want to read it.

Think about what was entertaining, informative, or useful about the selection you read.

Think about how you reacted to the story, how well you understood the selection and whether you enjoyed reading it.

2. After you read the story ask yourself these questions:

	How do I feel about what I read?
	Do I agree or disagree with it?
	Am I learning what I wanted to know?
	Has the author done a good job?