I look at the title and ask myself what I might already know about this topic. I look at the illustrations and graphs. I read the section headings or chapter titles. I make questions out of the section headings. I look at the words in bold face and think about what those words might mean. I make predictions about what I might learn. I think about how fast or slow I will read the selection.   I think these strategies really help me: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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