Comprehension

Comprehension

1. Comprehension process

   • Prior knowledge
   • Previous experience
   • Information

2. How comprehension works

   • Reader characteristics
     • Prior knowledge
     • Skills
     • Cognitive development
     • Sociocultural context
     • Purpose
     • Motivation

3. How can we support readers

   • Decoding skills
   • Build fluency
   • Enhance prior knowledge
   • Work with vocab
   • Motivate/Engage

4. How can we support the text

   • Structure
   • Difficulty
   • Goldilock
   • Time
   • Automous reading

5. How can we support cultural context

   • Explicit instruction
   • Monitor and repair
   • Multiple strategy approaches
   • Scaffold support
   • Reading/writing connections