Predicts the content of the text with a familiar French sentence, such as Je pense que le texte va discuter d'athlètes célèbres.

Names a purpose for reading from among several choices (e.g., Ce texte informe les gens; Ce texte amuse les gens; Ce texte raconte une histoire.).

Anticipates the information a text might contain by labeling possible content sentences with oui or non, such as,

Establishes connections to a similar text previously shared in class with a French sentence such as, Cette histoire ressemble à l'histoire L'excursion dans les montagnes.

Asks questions about a text and possible context clues (e.g., Quel est le titre? Quel est le thème? Quels sont les mots-amis? Quels sont les mots importants?).

Makes connections to personal experiences (e.g., school subjects, sports, extra-curricular activities, preferences, out of school activities) using French sentences (e.g., Je fais des liens entre le basketball et le soccer. On utilise des ballons dans ces deux sports.).

Finds connections to a similar text read in class using a French sentence (e.g., Cette chanson ressemble à la chanson O Canada. Cette recette ressemble à la recette pour les crêpes. Il y a un joueur de football dans les deux histoires.).

Examines connections to the world around them (e.g., to friends, family, the media, other countries) using a French sentence such as La famille québécoise ressemble à ma famille avec deux parents et trois enfants.).

Examines root words, prefixes, and suffixes of words for better understanding of written text.

Repairs own comprehension of text when the sense of the text is lost (e.g., initial exclusion of an unknown word and later return at the end of the reading, search for context clues, identification of difficult words, dictionary searches, or questioning).

Identifies important textual elements (e.g., setting, time, characters, beginning, middle, or ending) using a story map.

Groups parts of a long sentence into manageable sections with teacher support.

Reads through the text the first time to get a sense of the general meaning before a more detailed reading.

Contributes a personal response to the reading in a complete French sentence.

Verifies predictions of content made before reading.

Summarizes the main idea of the text using several complete French sentences, such as J'identifie l'idée principale: Jeanine et Luc préparent une recette pour le concours. Ils gagnent le concours.

Records new vocabulary words discovered in reading, such as in a learning log.

Sorts new vocabulary words or phrases discovered in reading using multiple categories (e.g., parts of speech or theme-related groups).

Writes using new vocabulary.

Explains verification of anticipation sentences.

Answers a variety of familiar questions based on the text.

Writes about own reading strategy use in a learning log.