What skills do you have to master to be a good reader?

Question

When teaching reading which are the most important function to read and understand

when grade level students K-12 need to improve their reading skills to improve and reach a higher level of reading. What is the best steps and approach to increase learning

Answer 1

attention span

Answer 2

There are MANY skills required to be a good reader. If you're starting out, you need to have the necessary auditory and visual skills to be able to keep the sounds and letters straight. You need to learn phonics, with all the combinations and alternatives possible. You need to then practise substantially so that you no longer have to decode most words, so that you know most by sight, but can use your knowledge of phonics, and syllabication--another required skill--to figure out new words. You need to be able to use a multitude of comprehension strategies to understand and remember what you've read. You need to be able to read fluently, whether in your head or aloud.

I've probably missed some, but those are at least some of them.

ADDED: Just read the comment about having your reading skills by the 3rd grade. That's insane. That would mean that nobody's reading would improve and that you could give a grade 3 student a college level textbook.

But it reminds me that, while not a skill, you need to have an adequate vocabulary. Comprehension skills tie in with this to be able to understand new words without having somebody explain them to you.

Answer 3

Practice.

Simply practice reading skills by reading every day for a minimum of 2 hours. Keep a dictionary handy and know how to use it. Look up the definition and usage of each unfamiliar word.

Understanding will grow with practice.

The Robinson Curriculum uses a set of examinations that are to be used as study tools rather than comprehension tests. The student reads the book and then attempts to answer all of the questions. Answers are checked and the book is to be read again -- or at least the pertinent portions. Back to the test... back to the book... back to the test... etc... etc.... until all of the answers are accurate.

The most important part of reading is to read carefully for both information and enjoyment.

Answer 4

your reading skills should be accomplished by the 3rd grade I think that is wacko and really pisses me off .Its all for the testing scores to make the school look good ,and the teachers working .At home and at school takes a lot of work and sometimes the kid may never comprehend the whole thing whats the big deal.as long as you can follow, read and get some out of it whats the big fuss?Like I said its all to see what school has the highest scores and the best teachers so youll move to that community to send your kid to that school.Reading used to be fun for kids but now they do this crap!

Answer 5

Things that come to my mind: concentration on the material, comprehension of what is read, reading at your level and progressing to harder material, and being able to track across the page (i.e. follow the sentence across the page). Very young children learn to read from being read to. So, read alot to the young ones.

Answer 6

Vocabulary and grammar.

Practice. Read to them, and with them. Find books that suit their age and interests. Challenge them a little.

Answer 7

phonemic awareness, linking sounds to symbols, decoding, encoding, comprehension, and reasoning.