Good readers use their prior experiences and information from text to make predictions and speculations.

Become Lifelong Readers

By being in the continued presences of reading and writing with parents, teachers and schoolmates, good readers develop lifelong literacy habits

Choose Their Own Reading Material

From the very early stages, good readers select a variety of books and literature.

Do Not Read Every Word or Letter

The more the mind works, the less hard the eyes have to work as good readers focus on the larger more meaningful chunks of text.

Elaborate on Important Parts of the Text

Good readers generate elaborations or embellishments during reading.  This instills grater comprehension, recall and use of the material read.

Focus on Fluency by Reading

One of the best ways good readers become fluent is by wide reading.

Get Books

Good readers go where the books are.  They use the library, brose in bookstore, borrow books from friends and give then as gifts.

Have a Purpose for Reading

Good readers know that reading can serve many purposes.  Reading can be informational, enjoyable, enriching and a useful tool in solving problems.

Image when They Read

To facilitate comprehension, good readers make mental pictures as they read.

Just Skim Sometimes and Read Slowly Other Times

Good readers shift speeds depending on their purpose and the type of book they are reading.

Know About Their Own Mental Skills

Good readers continuously appraise and self monitor their comprehension as they are reading.  They are aware of what they know, what they want to know and how to do that

Listen & Enjoy Stories & Books Being Read Aloud

. An important factor in helping build the background for becoming a good reader is reading aloud to students of all ages.

Make Personal Connections

Good readers make links and applications between literature and their own lives.

Negotiate Meaning by Integrating a Number of Cues or Sources of Information

Good readers use and cross-check four types of cues : their knowledge of the world; oral language (what sounds right); work meanings; visual information in the text (letter/sound association).

Often Self Correct

Good readers use monitoring and problem solving strategies such as skipping unknown words, rereading, reading ahead and using outside sources.

Paraphrase Periodically

While reading, good readers put their own words into the gist of what they’ve been reading.

Question

Good readers ask questions and then read to seek the answers.

Respond to Literature

Good readers gradually learn to make internal responses and personal reflections to literature by making external responses (reconstructions, retelling and drawings).

Share with Others

God readers are always joining together to discuss and share what they are reading with others.  Book habits are acquired naturally as the result of these interactions.

Take Time to Read, Read, Read

Logging lots of reading mileage, good readers take advantage of many opportunities in and out of class to read.

Use Prior Knowledge

Good readers use their background, knowledge, experiences and knowledge of the world to make inferences, think critically, relate new discoveries to old knowledge and construct meaning from the text.

Validate Predictions

Good readers verify their predictions as they read.  Comprehension equals confirmed predictions.

Engaging in writing as it relates to reading is a good way for readers to enhance both reading and writing abilities.ite

Expect Reading to Make Sense

As a priority, good readers have a meaning orientation to print, always seeking to make sense when they read.

Yearn to Read

Always having a book and choosing to engage in reading during leisure time is a hallmark of a good reader.

Zero in on Learning Strategies When They Need Them

As they need strategies and skills to communicate with an author, good readers learn them in the context of reading.

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I met you in ’07. You came into my place and stayed there for a lil while. We became friends; got closer as time passed by. ‘Til the day we began sharing secrets and didn’t spill (i hope so).

Those captured moments we spent keeps on playing in my mind. A moving pictures which I can’t stop.

You added me mixed flavors each day. But now, all you have is nothing. You’re a disgusting breeze that makes MY ENVIRONMENT soooo bad. You ruined everything! You turned my heart to a shattered one..

I thought you’re a real friend of mine..

There’s one thing I can really prove to you. I’m a strong-willed person for I don’t need blubber like you.

So please, stay away from us. Never step back on my place again..

You’re just a part of my yesterday’s memory…

I just felt love. And happiness is within me right now. (: