This document outlines 5 active reading strategies to improve comprehension: 1) Question what you read by considering questions about characters, events, and the narrative. 2) Visualize by creating mental images of the text. 3) Predict what may happen by considering foreshadowing and clues. 4) Connect ideas in the text to your own experiences, other works, and the real world. 5) Respond to the text by considering its mood, theme, conflicts, tone, meanings, and symbols. Applying these strategies can help readers become more active and engaged when reading.