 We call this the visualized strategy that you can call it Imagine the story and you can use it before reading during reading or after reading It started out as a normal summer night The city was loud and hot now close your eyes and let a picture form in your mind What do you see? When you imagine the story you understand the text in a personal way It is like a movie playing in your head Exactly and everyone's movie will be different. So talk about that with your students It's easy to use this strategy After you teach this strategy have students use it when they read alone This will help their comprehension