Week 4 What makes a good reader?

 
What makes a good reader/writer?
This is the famous question everyone asks.  I don't necessary believe it is limit to a certain standard definition.  A good reader can consist of many characteristics.  Some of rereading the material if they don't understand it the first time, looking up words if they don't know what they mean, comprehension of what they read, and if they are engage in the reading. If the student enjoys reading or not helps as well to if they are a good reader. 

I don't think I am a good reader for one reason.  Yes, I do all the things listed above if I don't understand it I will reread or look up words.  I just don't enjoy reading at all.  I had a teacher who was just out right mean and when I was younger I had a hard time reading out loud and she took the fun out of it for me.  Until this day really don't care to read unless I have too.  Some has change a little bit and I mean a little I will read some if I really want to.  I do want to make reading enjoyable for my students in the future and in hopes I will not do what my past teacher has done to me. 

You can teach your students to become effective readers and writers by giving them the tools needed to know how to comprehend what is read and teaching them that "writing is a process" and it takes time and once it is done the finished product is something that they came up with.  Makes reading fun and get the students engaged in what they are reading.  Find books that they want to read and find interesting to them.