Reading Strategies

First off I would like to say congratulations on your benchmarks and that I am very proud of you all and all the hard work you have been doing.
I have found two articles that I would like you all to read about reading strategies and how you can improve you reading skills.
Let me know what you all think.

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/VM/0132-dec05/VM0132Middle.pdf

http://www.ernweb.com/educational-research-articles/reading-strategies-to-help-high-school-students-and-middle-school-students-understand-their-textbooks/