Good Readers

Reading is comprehension, fluency and thinking about what makes sense and how it relates.

Good readers:

• Look carefully at the cover and title page because sometimes the story begins there
• Use what they know and the pictures to help predict
• Think about what they read and relate what they read to their own lives
• Think about what makes sense and then think about whether the word looks right
• Look for words they already know
• Look at the beginning, middle and ending sounds in words
• Know that vowels can make long sounds, as well as short sounds
• Think about whether their reading sounds right
• Pay attention to periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks and quotations
• Skip a word they do not know, read on and go back to it
• Re-read a sentence or paragraph
• Use the illustrations to help them think about what makes sense
• Sometimes compare a book with other books they have read
• Think about what they know about a story and use this information to help them think about what makes sense when they read.