D: Solving Words:I use sight words to help me read D: Solving Words:I use the pictures and the first letter and last letter to help me read the word D: Solving Words:I look for little words in big words D: Solving Words:I look for chunks in words D: Solving Words:I stretch out tricky words Predicting D: Predicting:I think about what will come next and if it makes sense D: Predicting:I think about what I know to help me make predictions D: Monitoring and Correcting: D: Monitoring and Correcting:I use my eyes to read and only point to the words when I get stuck D: Monitoring and Correcting:I go back and read it again if it doesn’t sound right or look right D: Monitoring and Correcting:I remember the story and check for patterns in the book D: Making Connections:I can make text-to-self connections D: Making Connections:I notice books or characters that are alike D: Searching for and Using Information: D: Searching for and Using Information:I notice details in pictures D: Searching for and Using Information:I can tell when someone is talking in a book D: Searching for and Using Information:I notice pronouns D: Synthesizing: D: Synthesizing:I think about what I already know about a character or topic before reading D: Synthesizing:I think about what I’ve already read to help me understand what I’m reading now D: Summarizing:I can talk about what happened in the text and name the big idea D: Summarizing:I use pictures to talk about characters feelings or actions D: Summarizing:I can point to places in the book that explain my thinking D: Maintaining Fluency:I read the way I talk D: Maintaining Fluency:I notice punctuation when I read D: Maintaining Fluency:I change my voice when someone is talking D: Maintaining Fluency:I change my voice when a word is bolded D: Analyzing:I notice how the writer has made a story funny or surprising D: Analyzing:I can talk about why a character is interesting D: Adjusting:Does it sound right? D: Adjusting:Does it look right? D: Adjusting:Does it make sense? D: Critiquing:I can say if I like a book or not (Why?) D: Critiquing:I can say why I would tell a friend to read this book