The Skills Readers Use

Mental
  • Accessing vocabulary
  • Connecting experiences to word meanings
  • Language comprehension – understanding words
Visual
  • Moving eyes in the right direction across a page
  • Noticing spaces between letters and words
  • Recognizing letter- and word-shapes
Auditory
  • Listening to other readers
  • Knowing the sounds letters and letter combinations make
Oral
  • Reading aloud
  • Adding expression to reading