Good readers use the following strategies as they read...

Make predictions- before and after reading

Picture walk- to see what they story will be about

Visualize- paint a picture or movie in their mind

Re-read confusing parts- to gain more understanding

Read fluently- read at a good pace

Use shema- what they already know (their background knowledge)

Make connections- text to self, text to text and text to world

Think aloud- to summarize what was read

Use context clues- to read unfamiliar words

Retell- what they have read to someone else