1. Mechanics of Reading
a. Has a large sight vocabulary
b. Flexibly uses a variety of skills to decode unknown words
c. Has good eye-movement habits
d. Reads silently with speed and fluency
e. Reads orally with proper phrasing, expression, pitch,
volume and enunciation
2. Reading comprehension
a. Has a rich, extensive, and accurate reading vocabulary
b. Interprets non-literal and figurative language
c. Grasps the meaning of units of increasing size; phrase,
sentence, paragraph, whole selection
d. Finds answers to specific questions
e. Selects and understands main ideas
f. Understands a sequence of events
' g. Note and recalls details
h. Follows directions accurately
i. Grasps the author's purpose / intent
j. Understands the techniques by which the author
creates his effects
k. Anticipates and predicts outcomes
l. Makes inferences
m. Relates the ideas found within paragraphs to the
ideas presented in other paragraphs
n. Notes cause-effect relatioinships
o. Evaluates what is read
p. Coordinates rates with comprehension
q. Remembers what has been read!