What+good+readers+do

**Good readers are:**
Actively engaged. They:


 * Predict - try to predict what's going to happen next.
 * "Go to the Bahamas" - take short "vacations" while reading when something sparks them or they make a connection.
 * Play the movie - think about how the scenes in the novel might sound or look like as a movie.
 * Look for connections to events, movies, books, situations they have already encountered.
 * Ask questions to themselves as they read and try to figure out the answers.

Problem solvers. They:


 * Look for clues to word meanings in the sentences containing the word and around the word.
 * Look at prefixes and suffixes to try to figure out the word.
 * Sound out words they don't immediately understand.
 * Ask questions about things they don't understand and actively discuss the book.
 * Reread to understand or to find the answer to a question.

Interactive. They:


 * "Talk to the text" - make notes about questions, connections, or observations as they read.
 * Summarize paragraphs or chapters to help understand and remember.
 * Highlight important passages. (Not always! Not in your novels!)