skilledreader
nounUK /skɪld ˈriːdə/
US /skɪld ˈriːdər/
A skilled reader is someone who reads well and understands what they read.
As a skilled reader, Maya can finish a whole chapter book in one afternoon.
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2. A person who has practiced reading enough to read quickly and smoothly.
The teacher paired each skilled reader with a younger buddy.
3. Someone who can understand difficult or long texts without much help.
Skilled readers can figure out new words from context.
4. A reader who uses strategies like predicting and re-reading to make sense of a text.
Skilled readers slow down when a sentence gets tricky.