Understanding Text Comprehension Strategies

What comes to mind when you hear the word “comprehension?”

Match the following

• Direct explanation 

• The teacher demonstrates how to apply the strategy, usually by “thinking aloud” while reading the text that the students are using. 

• Application

• The teacher helps students practice the strategy until they can apply it independently.

• Modeling

• The teacher explains to students why the strategy helps comprehension and when to apply the strategy. 

• Guided Practice

• The teacher guides and assists students as they learn how and when to apply the strategy. 

What is the main purpose of teaching comprehension strategies to students?

• To make them read faster

• To help them become purposeful, active readers

• To improve their handwriting

• To increase their vocabulary

Research shows that ​ (a)   ​ (b)   techniques are particularly ​ (c)   for comprehension strategy instruction.

• explicit
• effective
• teaching
• implicit
• invalid
• learning

What is comprehension monitoring?

• A method to read aloud

• A strategy to check understanding while reading

• A way to memorise text

• A technique to summarise stories

Which of the following is NOT a part of comprehension monitoring instruction?

• Being aware of what is understood

• Identifying what is not understood

• Reading as fast as possible

• Using strategies to fix understanding problems

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) “Right There”

,

(b) “Think and Search”

,

(c) “Author and You”

,

(d) “On Your Own”

• require students to use their background knowledge and relate it to the text they have read

• require students to recall information from multiple places in the text

• answers are found right in the text

• based on the student’s own experiences and opinions

Why is it important for students to monitor their comprehension?

• To finish reading quickly

• To ensure they understand the text

• To avoid reading difficult books

• To improve their spelling

What can students do if they realise they do not understand a part of the text?

• Skip the section

• Use strategies to fix the problem

• Ignore it and continue reading

• Ask someone else to read it for them

At what stage of education can comprehension monitoring instruction be beneficial?

• Only in high school

• Only in university

• Even in the early grades

• Only in adult education