Characteristics of Poor Readers
- Thinks understanding occurs from “getting the words right,” rereading
- Use strategies such as rote memorization, rehearsal, simple categorization
- Are poor strategy uses
- They do not think strategically about how to read something or solve a problem
- They do not have an accurate sense of when they have good comprehension readiness for assessment
- Have relatively low self-esteem.
- See success and failure as the result of luck or teacher bias.
Characteristics of Successful Readers
- Understand that they must take responsibility for construction meaning using their prior knowledge.
- Develop a repetoire of reading strategies, organizational patterns, and genre.
- Are good strategy users:
- They think strategically, plan, monitor their comprehension, and revise their strategies.
- They have strategies for what to do when they do not know what to do.
- Have self-confidence that they are effective learners; see themselves as agents able to actualize their potential.
Source: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/str_read; 23 Oct. 2001