A good life-long reader:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

engages in reading voluntarily &

frequently
has a wide variety of materials
exudes confidence in themselves as a
reader
presents themselves as a reader to
others
becomes informed on a wide range of
topics

A good life-long reader:

improves their lives
7. satisfies and rewards himself or herself
with vicarious experiences
8. expands his/her world beyond the here
and now
9. collects books and refers to favorites
again & again
10. recommends books to others
6.

A good life-long reader:

talks about what they read
12. knows authors & illustrators, genres, &
styles
13. develops preferences & constantly
expands on them
14. reflects on their reading
15. makes connections between and among
the things they have read
16. thinks critically about what they read
11.

Nature and Characteristics of

Reading and Effective Readers

Graded Group Task:

Brainstorm the assigned definition and be ready
to do the following:
1. Explain what it means.
2. Narrate experiences regarding your topic.
3. Give your personal reflection.
1. Reading is not just a basic skill.
2. Reading is a complex process.
3. Reading is problem solving & Fluent reading is
not the same as decoding.
4. Reading is situationally-bounded & Proficient
readers share some key characteristics.

What is Reading? An Excerpt from

Reading for Understanding by
Christine Cziko
Reading is not just a basic skill.

1.

It is not just a skill that is taught once and for all in

the first years of school.

Reading is a complex process.

2.

It involves relating to existing knowledge,

understanding the context, and having internal
conversation with the author.

Reading is problem solving.

3.

It requires making sense of a text not just from

words on the page but also from ideas, memories,
and knowledge evoked by the words and sentences.

What is Reading? An Excerpt from

Reading for Understanding by
Christine Cziko
Fluent reading is not the same as decoding.

4.

Reading is situationally-bounded.

5.

6.

Fluency grows as readers have opportunities,

support, and encouragement to read a wide range
of text types from a range of topics.
A person who understands one type of text is not
necessarily proficient at reading all types.

Proficient readers share some key

characteristics.

Key Habits of Proficient Readers

1.
2.
3.
4.

Mentally engaged
Motivated to read and to learn
Socially active around reading tasks
Strategic in monitoring the interactive
processes that assist comprehension:
Setting goals that shape their reading process
Monitoring their emerging understanding of a
text, and
Coordinating a variety of comprehension
strategies to control the reading process