Metacognition Strategies

"Thinking about Thinking"

Connecting

Finding something that is connected:

• To my life
• To another book
• To things in the world 

Picturing

If I close my eyes,

• I can see...
• I can hear...
• I can feel...
• I can smell...
• I can taste...

Wondering

What questions pop into my mind, such as:

• What might happen next?
• How will the story end?
• Why did the author write this?
• What else do I want to know?

Guessing (Predicting)

• What might happen next?
• How will the story end?
• What is the author trying to tell me?

Noticing

• What are the important clues?
• Have I guessed right or wrong?
• Is there something I don't understand?
• Has the author done something crafty?

Figuring Out

• How do all the clues fit together?
• When did the "little light bulb" go on in my head?
• What do I better after this reading?