The following reading habit posters are formatted to 11”x17”

paper to be printed and then drawn in front of students as a pictorial for brain imprinting.

This document contains Habits 1 through 3, the remaining habits will be posted as they become available.

Habit 1: Habit 1: Great Readers See Themselves as Great Readers See Themselves as

ReadersReadersI know why I like the books I choose.

I am a reader!

I build reading stamina by setting reading goals and reading every day.

I choose good fit books!

I take care of books.

Good Habits, Great Readers Unit 1: grades K-3

Habit 2: Habit 2: Great Readers Make Sense of Great Readers Make Sense of

TextTextI can retell the events in the story in order.

I use what I know to make predictions.

I understand what I read!

I use fix up strategies when I don’t understand. I ask

questions to help me understand.

Who?What?When?Where?Why?

How? I can summarize the important ideas.

Good Habits, Great Readers Unit2: K-3 Teacher Notes: Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, Asking Questions, Monitoring Comprehension, Story MapUse the retell thought bubble for K-1, add summarize for 2-5

Habit 3: Habit 3: Great Readers Use What They Great Readers Use What They

KnowKnowI can use strategies and text features to understand new words.

If I use what I already know when I am reading it helps me understand!

I can make connections •to myself, •to other books, and•to the world.

I can use my background knowledge.

I can use clues to make inferences.

Good Habits, Great Readers Unit3: Grades K-3 Teacher Notes: The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons: week 1~connections, week 2~ background knowledge, week 3~ build

vocabulary and concept knowledge, week 4~ make inferences. Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, making connections, inference, visualize

Habit 3: Habit 3: Great Readers Use What They Great Readers Use What They

KnowKnow

If I use what I already know when I am reading it helps me understand!

I can use clues to make inferences.

Good Habits, Great Readers Unit3: Grades 4-5 Teacher Notes: The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons~ week 1-2; background knowledge, week 3~connections, week 4~ make

inferences. Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: 4P’s, making connections, inference, visualize, asking questions

I can use my background knowledge.

I can make connections •to myself, •to other books, and•to the world.