U1.5
He is not sure that he understands what he is reading.
What will most help Travis understand the paragraph?
Travis is reading Wonder after school.
The thing is, because of the way my face is, people who
don't know me very well don't always get that I'm smiling.
My mouth doesn't go up at the corners the way other
people's mouths do. It just goes straight across my face. But
somehow Jack Will got that I had smiled at him. And he
smiled back
Travis can look online at pictures of smiling faces.
Travis can read an encyclopedia article about mouths.
Travis can reread the paragraph and create a mental
picture of August's smile.
Travis can keep reading the story and hope he
understands later.