What do good readers do?Before Reading:
have goals in mind and know their purpose for reading preview text—title, pictures, headings, drawings reflect (and often share) what they know about the topic make predictions about the text use various strategies that suit the text (fiction, non- fiction) may decide to read all, some, or none of the text |
During Reading:
continue to reflect on the text, anticipate, and make predictions confirm or correct predictions monitor comprehension use fix-up strategies when comprehension breaks down read selectively by deciding what to read carefully, quickly, what not to read, and what to reread use text structures and text features to support meaning generate questions about text react intellectually and emotionally to text (reader response) |
After Reading: decide if goals were achieved reflect on how text matched or did not match predictions compare characters, incidents, content (nonfiction) to self, real life, and other books summarize major idea(s) may seek additional information react to text intellectually and/or emotionally (reader response) |