Good readers are extremely active as they read. They are aware of why they are reading a text, make predictions about the upcoming text, and associate ideas they are reading about to their own background knowledge (Pressley, 2000). These are just a few characteristics of an active reader.
See a landmark article by Michael Pressley titled, “Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon” http://www.readingonline.org/articles/handbook/pressley/index.html
What active comprehension strategies do you teach in your classroom? How do you choose which strategies to use?
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