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What makes a good reader?

Draw connections, ask questions, make predictions, and employ other comprehension strategies used by strong readers. Exposure to a wide variety of genre's and print media. Good readers think all throughout the reading process, not just at the conclusion. Understand that words can have different meanings and different context, and can comprehend the difference. Good readers can comprehend the tone and mood of a text Understand difference between fact and commentary, and can summarize. Can learn to understand the definition of a word based on the context it is read in. Use prefixes and suffixes to understand more difficult words (word recognition).