CHARACTERISTICS OF

A GOOD READER
1. Good reader previews the
material to determine what
the selection is about.
2. Good reader reads by
thought units.
3. Good reader uses context
clues to get the meaning of
difficult words.
4. Good reader uses
visualization.
 5. Good reader finds time to
pause during reading to
organize new information and
link to the previous ones.
 6. Good reader changes his
speed in reading based on
purpose and degree of difficulty
of the reading material.
7. Good reader summarizes what
he/she has read by restating
main ideas from the text.
 8. Good reader applies new
relevant, and purposeful ideas
learned from the text to real life
setting.
Why reading is important?
1. Expose yourself to new things.
• Though reading, you expose yourself to new things, new information,
new ways to solve problem, and new ways to achieve one thing.

2. Self Improvement
• Though reading, you begin to understand the world more.
3. Improve Understanding
• The more you read, the more you understand one thing: the A to Z of
the thing.

4. Preparation to Action
• Reading is essential way which can help you out.
5. Gain Experience from Other People
• When you are reading, you are actually gaining the knowledge and
experience of someone.

6. Tools of Communicating
• Communication is the most important tool which can be transmitted
through reading.
 7. Connecting your Brain
• When reading, you’re in full silence because reading connects directly
to your brain.

8. Boost Imagination and Creativity

• Reading exposes you to a world of imagination, showing you nothing
is impossible in this world.