Comprehension

Reading comprehension skills separates the "passive" unskilled reader from the "active" readers. Skilled readers don't just read, they interact with the text. To help a beginning reader understand this concept, you might make them privy to the dialogue readers have with themselves while reading.

Skilled readers, for instance:

·        Predict what will happen next in a story using clues presented in text

·        Create questions about the main idea, message, or plot of the text

·        Monitor understanding of the sequence, context, or characters

·        Clarify parts of the text which have confused them

·        Connect the events in the text to prior knowledge or experience

(Miami University, 2010)

• Retelling the sequence of events in a story

• Providing correct oral answers from an oral reading

• Comprehending silently read passages

• Reading comprehension but has better listening comprehension