The 7 Habits of

Great Readers

Great Readers See Themselves as Readers

Taking Care of Books, Choosing Books, Knowing Yourself as a Reader

Great Readers Make Sense of Text

Making Predictions, Asking Questions, Self-Monitoring, Summarizing and Retelling

Great Readers Use What They Know

Making Connections, Activating Background Knowledge, Building Vocabulary and Concept Knowledge, Making Inferences

Great Readers Know How Stories Work

Understanding Story Grammar, Identifying and Understanding Literacy Devices, Identifying and Using Text Features

Great Readers Read to Learn

Setting and Monitoring Your Purpose for Reading, Identifying and Using Nonfiction Features and Structures

Great Readers Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information

Taking Notes on Fiction, Taking Notes on Nonfiction, Self-Monitoring, Visualizing

Great Readers Think Critically About Books

Evaluating Nonfiction, Engaging with Books, Responding to Characters, Identifying and Evaluating the Theme of a Book