Comprehension Strategies

Comprehension

• Types of Comprehension:
  • Literal Comprehension: Understanding the literal meaning of the text
  • Inferential Comprehension: Making inferences or drawing conclusions based on the text
  • Evaluative Comprehension: Evaluating or making judgments about the text
• Strategies for Improving Comprehension:
  • Active Reading: Engaging with the text by asking questions, making predictions, and summarizing
  • Visualizing: Creating mental images to help understand the text
  • Making Connections: Relating the text to personal experiences or prior knowledge
  • Monitoring: Paying attention to one's own understanding and adjusting reading strategies as needed
• Factors Affecting Comprehension:
  • Prior Knowledge: Background knowledge and experiences influencing understanding
  • Text Structure: Organization and layout of the text affecting comprehension
  • Vocabulary: Familiarity with words and phrases impacting understanding

Vocabulary

• Types of Vocabulary:
  • Tier 1: Common, everyday words (e.g., dog, run, happy)
  • Tier 2: High-utility, nuanced words (e.g., perspicacious, camaraderie, nostalgia)
  • Tier 3: Domain-specific, technical words (e.g., photosynthesis, algebra, phenotype)
• Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies:
  • Contextual Learning: Learning words in context through reading and listening
  • Direct Instruction: Explicitly teaching and defining words
  • Word Analysis: Breaking down words into prefixes, roots, and suffixes to understand meaning
  • Repetition and Practice: Repeated exposure and practice to reinforce learning
• Vocabulary Instruction:
  • Focus on Meaning: Emphasizing the meaning and connotation of words
  • Multiple Exposures: Providing multiple opportunities to encounter and practice new words
  • Spaced Review: Reviewing words at increasingly longer intervals to promote retention

Comprehension

• There are three types of comprehension: literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension.
• Literal comprehension involves understanding the literal meaning of the text.
• Inferential comprehension involves making inferences or drawing conclusions based on the text.
• Evaluative comprehension involves evaluating or making judgments about the text.

Strategies for Improving Comprehension

• Active reading is a strategy that involves engaging with the text by asking questions, making predictions, and summarizing.
• Visualizing involves creating mental images to help understand the text.
• Making connections involves relating the text to personal experiences or prior knowledge.
• Monitoring involves paying attention to one's own understanding and adjusting reading strategies as needed.

Factors Affecting Comprehension

• Prior knowledge can affect comprehension, as background knowledge and experiences influence understanding.
• Text structure can affect comprehension, as the organization and layout of the text can impact understanding.
• Vocabulary can affect comprehension, as familiarity with words and phrases impacts understanding.

Vocabulary

• There are three tiers of vocabulary: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.
• Tier 1 vocabulary includes common, everyday words such as dog, run, and happy.
• Tier 2 vocabulary includes high-utility, nuanced words such as perspicacious, camaraderie, and nostalgia.
• Tier 3 vocabulary includes domain-specific, technical words such as photosynthesis, algebra, and phenotype.

Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies

• Contextual learning involves learning words in context through reading and listening.
• Direct instruction involves explicitly teaching and defining words.
• Word analysis involves breaking down words into prefixes, roots, and suffixes to understand meaning.
• Repetition and practice involve repeated exposure and practice to reinforce learning.

Vocabulary Instruction

• Focus on meaning involves emphasizing the meaning and connotation of words.
• Multiple exposures involve providing multiple opportunities to encounter and practice new words.
• Spaced review involves reviewing words at increasingly longer intervals to promote retention.

Test your understanding of different types of comprehension and strategies to improve reading comprehension. Learn about literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension, as well as active reading and visualizing techniques.