STRONG Readers...
are students who know how to tackle text!

Strong readers....

• use what they know to read unfamiliar words.
• chunk words to get through the hard parts.
• think about what would make sense and use meaning and context to help them.
• get their minds ready before they read.
• have strategies to figure out tricky words.
• are brave and resourceful when they get to hard words.
• read with smooth voices.
• choose books that help them grow stronger at reading.
• talk and think about books with other people.
• read everything in sight.
• take care of books and protect their reading time.
• READ EVERY DAY!!!

~adapted from Growing Readers by Kathy Collins