Students understand what they read better when they have background knowledge on the subject.
Good readers are actively involved in making sense from their reading.
Students need many opportunities to talk with one another about what they are learning.
Good readers are metacognitive. They know when they understand what they are reading and learning and what to do if they don't.
Students need many opportunities to write about what they are leaning.
Good readers and writers understand the author's craft (how textbooks and other forms of print are written).
Good readers know a variety of ways to organize information for learning.
Students learn better when teachers give an explanation and model how to learn or solve a problem.
Students come to understand by doing a variety of thought-demanding activities with a topic.
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