10 Characteristics of Good Readers

1. They have clear goals in mind for their reading ,they constantly evaluate.
2. They look over the text before they read
3. They frequently make predictions
4. they read selectively continually making decisions about their reading
5. They construct , revise and question the meaning they make as they read.
6. They draw form, compare and integrate their prior knowledge with material in the text. 
7. They monitor their understanding
8. They attend closely to the setting and characters when reading narrative
9. they read different kinds of text differently
10. They think about the author's of the text: their style, text , beliefs intentions and so on.