Adolescent Literacy
Instruction
Five Traits of Strategic Readers
- They construct meaning by using information in the text and connecting it to information they know.
- They monitor their own comprehension and thoughts while reading.
- They know and put to use a repertoire of strategies to understand the text and make connections.
- They use strategies before, during, and after reading.
- They stop to reflect, think ahead, and know when to resume reading.