Do What Good Readers Do By Joyce Melton Pag s, Ed. Most school-agers have had this experience as well, especially with textbooks and other informational writing that doesn't interest them. Teachers can use instructional strategies which get students to do what good readers do.
Good readers comprehend by relating what they're reading to what they already know.
The KWL is an easy strategy for teachers, homeschoolers, and parents to implement. This strategy works well with children of all ages. In addition, it works with individual children, small groups of children, and a whole class of children. The following diagram shows the steps involved in implementing this strategy. The steps for implementing the basic strategy follow.