Reading Activities - What do successful readers do?

Predict - It doesn't just make reading more enjoyable
Know the cover, and where to start reading
Know how to locate the title and author
Read left to right
Associate text with pictures/illustrations
Skip words/concepts you don't know and continue reading to gain contextual clues - Kids get "stuck"
Comprehend by repeating difficult words/concepts - Kids don't like to do things twice
Use background knowledge to help understand something - Which is why kids need exposure to the world and not video games
The ability to focus on bold, italicized, or highlighted words
Adults can stay interested during reading longer than children - This ties in with predicting
Adults change and analyze predictions
Adults can pick up more on inflection in writing - Again, this come with exposure to books/different authors