Comprehension: The Reason For Reading

Good readers are purposeful

• Good readers have a purpose for reading
• Good readers take advantage of the resources around them

Good readers are active

• Good readers think actively as they read.
• Good readers engage in complicated process
• Good readers make sense of the text and know how to get the most out of it.

Text comprehension can be improved by instruction that helps readers use specific comprehension strategies.

Research shows that instruction, can help students become better at monitoring their comprehension.

Monitoring Comprehension:

• Be aware of what they do understand
• Identify what they do not understand
• Use appropriate "fix-up" strategies to resolve problems in comprehension

Text comprehension can be developed with strategies

Effective Comprehension Strategies

• Direct Explanation
• Modeling
• Guided Practice
• Application
• Explicit instruction
• Cooperative Learning

Comprehension is the reason for reading.