Describe some of the characteristics of a good reader

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Good readers are able to use the following strategies when appropriate:
• activate and connect with the knowledge base related to the subject of the reading.
• monitor their comprehension process while reading and recognize those moments of mental blackout and misunderstandings that lead us into confusion.
• pay attention to the spectrum of information they are reading and categorize it from important to unimportant, giving priority to major content and secondary attention to trivia.
• both make inferences and test them while reading. These inferences include hypotheses, interpretations, predictions, and conclusions.
• periodically review what they have read and ask themselves questions about the reading.
• do not ignore comprehension breakdowns or lapses. They take steps to correct comprehension once problems are recognized.
• clarify for themselves why they are reading and try to understand what is expected of them as readers and learners.
• make sure the meanings they are constructing while reading are internally consistent and compatible with what they know and what makes sense. This constitutes part of their internalized standards of text evaluation.
• identify key concepts or major propositions (aka macro-propositions) when reading expository texts and use them as knowledge organizers.
• make good use of their working memory so they can hold alternative interpretations of a text in mind, compare them, and evaluate them to determine which interpretation should be granted greater credibility.