Becoming a Nation of Readers Summary of Becoming a Nation of Readers .
Skilled reading is constructive.
Becoming a skilled reader requires learning to reason about written material using knowledge from everyday life and from disciplined fields of study. Skilled reading is fluent. Becoming a skilled reader depends upon mastering basic processess to the point where they are automatic, so that attention is freed for the analysis of meaning. Skilled reading is strategic. Becoming a skilled reader requires learning to control one's reading in relation to one's purpose, the nature of the material, and whether one is comprehending.