J/K:Solving Words- I can solve words with many syllables and words with suffixes
J/K:Solving Words- I can figure out what words mean by using context clues
J/K:Solving Words- I understand longer descriptive words
J/K:Solving Words- I use known words to solve new words	
J/K:Predicting-I use what I know and what I’ve learned to make predictions about the text (cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast)
J/K:Predicting-I use information from the text to support or change my predictions
J/K:Predicting-I use character traits to make predictions about what a character will do (How would you describe _____?  What do you think ____ will do next?)
J/K:Monitoring and Correcting- I can self-correct errors that do not make sense as I read
J/K:Monitoring and Correcting- If I forget what I am reading, I go back and reread until I remember	Making Connections- I can explain the type of connection I am making (topic, content, type of story)
J/K:Making Connections- I can make connections between the text and other texts that have been read or heard (Did you make any connections?  What kind of connection was that?)
J/K:Searching for and Using Information- I can use chapter titles to think ahead about what I’m going to read
J/K:Searching for and Using Information- I can read and understand longer sentences
J/K:Searching for and Using Information- I can keep track of who is talking over several pages	Synthesizing- I think about what I already know about a character or topic before reading
J/K:Synthesizing- I think about what I’ve already read to help me understand what I’m reading now
J/K:Synthesizing- I can talk about a new idea I learned from reading
J/K:Synthesizing- I study the characters in the book to really understand them
J/K:Summarizing- I talk or write about what happened in the chapter or a long piece of text. (What happened in chapter…?  What happened in the book…)
J/K:Summarizing- I can talk about the problem and the solution (What is the problem?  Solution?)
J/K:Summarizing- I can read the same book for several days and still remember the plot and characters (Tell me what happened so far.)
J/K:Inferring- I can talk about how a character is feeling by using dialogue in a story
J/K:Inferring- I can use evidence to support my thinking 
J/K:Inferring- I understand the problems characters face and connect it to my own life (What problems did _____ face?  Does that remind you of anything from your own life?)
J/K:Inferring- I can dig deeper than just what the book says. I can add my own thinking about the characters and the plot
J/K:Inferring- I can talk about causes of problems (What is the problem?  What caused the problem?)
J/K:Maintaining Fluency- I use expression when I read
J/K:Maintaining Fluency- I use the punctuation as I read
J/K:Maintaining Fluency- I can read in phrases
J/K:Maintaining Fluency- I can read silently at a good speed
J/K:Maintaining Fluency -I can read as if I were the character. Analyzing- I can talk about why the author wrote the book the way he/she did
J/K:Analyzing - I notice the author’s style of writing (What did the author do well in writing this book?)
J/K:Analyzing - I understand how the setting is important in a book
J/K:Adjusting- I read smoothly unless I get to a word that I don’t’ know, and then I slow down to figure out the word
J/K:Adjusting- I read nonfiction books in a different way than I read fiction books	Critiquing
J/K:Critiquing- I can talk about whether I agree or disagree with the ideas in the text
J/K:Critiquing - I can talk about how characters could have behaved differently
Critiquing- I give my opinion as to whether the book is interesting, funny, or exciting and why