How Do I Know I’m Stuck?
 

1. The voice inside the reader’s head isn’t interacting with the text.  One voice should be saying the words on the page, while the other is having a conversation with the text.
2. The video camera inside the reader’s head shuts off.  Good readers visualize the events as they are happening in the story.
3. The reader’s mind begins to wander.  Good readers realize that when they start thinking about something other than the text, they need to go back and reconnect.
4. The reader can’t remember what has been read.  Good readers can retell what has happened.
5. Clarifying questions asked by the reader are not answered.  Good readers ask questions and answer them to help them understand the text.
6. The reader reencounters a character and has no recollection when that character was introduced.  Good readers keep track of characters and know who they are.

 
 
 
 
Now That I Know I’m Stuck, What Do I Do?
 

1. Make a connection between the text and your life, your knowledge of the world or another text.
2. Make a prediction.
3. Stop and think about what you have already read.
4. Ask yourself a question and try to answer it.
5. Reflect in writing on what you have read.
6. Make a picture in your head
7. Retell what you have read.
8. Reread.
9. Adjust your reading rate: slow down or speed up

 
 
From I Read It But I Don’t Get It by Tovani