It is important for students to think while they are reading to help monitor their comprehension of the text. Through Adrienne Gear's reading strategies, we will be giving the students the tools to help them be engaged and interact with the text. It will help them consciously think as they read and articulate their thinking. The thinking tools involve connecting, inferring, questioning, inferring, visualizing and transforming. Over the past month we have been learning the strategy of "Making Connections." Below is helpful information on the strategies for parents.