How to Be a Good Reader

Ask yourself these questions to help you understand what you read :

Main Idea and Details :
what is the story mostly about ?
what tells me more about the main idea ?
Sequence :
what happens first, next, and last ?
what are the steps to do something ?
Cause and Effect :
what happens ? ( the effect )
why did it happen ? ( the cause )
Evaluate Evidence :
what claims is the author making ?
what evidence supports these claims ?
Compare and Contrast :
how are these people or things the same ?
how are these people or things different ?
Make Inferences :
what clues does the story give ?
what do i know already that will help ?
Prediction :
what clues does the story give ?
what do i know already that will help ?
what will happen next ?
character and Setting :
who or what is the story about ?
where and when does the story take place ?
Theme :
what lesson does this story teach ?
how does the author feel about this topic ?
Author's Purpose :
does the story entertain, inform, try to persuade me, or teach me how to do something ?
Nonfiction Text Features :
what kind of text am i reading ?
what does it tell me ?
Visual Information :
is there a picture, chart, or graph ?
what does it tell me ?

i hope we can be good reader :)