Comprehension Levels

Reading comprehension is the skill to process information from a text and making sense of it.

• True

• False

Literal comprehension is the skill to answer questions like how and why.

• True

• False

Inferential comprehension is the skill to answer questions like what, where, when, who.

• True

• False

At this level students can argue their viewpoint using information from the text.

• Literal Comprehension

• Inferential Comprehension

• Evaluative Comprehension

At this level students understand explicit information from the text.

• Literal Comprehension

• Inferential Comprehension

• Evaluative Comprehension

At this level students can explain reasons for events based on the text.

• Literal Comprehension

• Inferential Comprehension

• Evaluative Comprehension