1. Create Mental images: Good readers make mental pictures while they read.
2. Use Background Knowledge: Good readers use their prior knowledge before, during and after reading.
3. Ask Questions: Good readers generate questions before, during and after reading.
4. Make Inferences: Good readers use information from what they read to make predictions and create interpretations that deepen their understanding of the text.
5. Determine the Most Important Ideas or Themes: Good readers identify key ideas or themes as they read.
6. Synthesize Information: Good readers track their thinking as it evolves during reading.
7. Use Fix-up Strategies: Good readers are aware of when they understand and when they don’t. They use problem solving strategies to “fix” their reading problems.