1. Readers understand the words

Readers understand words because they have read how words and sentences fit together, the order of a sentence, and the placement of words. They understand the sentences because they have seen these words and similar sentences before. Then they can use them in writing or compose similar ones.

2. Readers understand the structure of the language.

Readers have seen the structure so many times that they can easily understand how to build great sentences. You can see that writers use different types of sentences to make writing more interesting, like starting with a question. Then the author proceeds to answer it. A variety of sentences such as Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory make writing much more enjoyable to read. Readers also see that some sentences are long and others are shorter. By varying the length of your sentences, you keep your writing livelier.

3. Readers understand grammar

Good grammar only makes sense to readers. They know how the different parts of speech should fit together. For example: you know in the sentence “The boy rides a bicycle” that he walks with only one noun subject. Therefore, they understand subject-verb agreement. Understanding good grammar can really help a reader write. They are much better able to write complex and simple sentences.

4. Readers understand the thoughts of the writer

Good readers understand the writer’s thoughts because they have read and thought along with the authors. This helps them to write their own compositions. This is a great asset in writing. When you read, you follow the author’s train of thought. It’s so natural.

5. Readers have a large vocabulary

Due to their tremendous reading, the readers have a large vocabulary. This will certainly help in writing. They will use a variety of words, not the same old thing. I have a cousin who was a wonderful reader. When he wrote his doctoral thesis, the words he used were so big and long that one needed a dictionary to look them up. He always beat everyone at Scrabble when he was little, even the adults. No one could top it. His vocabulary was extensive.

6. Readers know how to make their writing interesting and exciting.

Readers read. They know you don’t like to read “boring” books or articles. They can see how authors use words to paint pictures and make them more interesting and exciting. Redundancy is poor writing and writers should steer clear of it. Generally, good readers are good writers. They go hand in hand. One complements the other.

7. Readers can use creative ways to make people want to read what they wrote.

Finally, I would say that good readers can make their writing creative. People want to read it. It would be a book you can’t put down. You just want to keep reading it to the end. It is like a bait for a fish. I thought The Shack was like that. He had a great story, the kind that would interest a lot of people. A good reader can do that. I loved it when my students were creative in writing. Sometimes he would put a sentence or part of a sentence on the board. It was great to see his creativity using that award and making an adventure story out of it.