| Term | Definition |
| TEXT TO SELF | Connecting the text you are reading to yourself. |
| TEXT TO TEXT | Connecting text to a book, magazine, movie, T.V. show, poem, etc. |
| TEXT TO WORLD | Connecting text to current events or past events in our world. |
| BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE | Your personal experiences, what you already know. |
| MAKE PREDICTIONS | Anticipate what will happen next in the book. |
| VISUALIZE | Seeing in your minds eye what is happening in the book. |
| PATTERNS IN THE TEXT | The text becomes predictable because of repetition. |
| REFLECT IN WRITING | Ability to write down and record what you have read. |
| REREAD | Read a part of the text over again. |
| USE YOUR OWN WORDS | Summarize, in your own words, what you have read. |
| READING SPEED | Adjust the pace of your reading. |
| PRINT CONVENTIONS | Key words, bold print,italicized words, capital letters, and punctuation are all used to enhance understanding. |