Comprehension strategies video (click here)
READING COMPREHENSION
Reading Comprehension involves thinking about the words that were just read and deriving meaning, for just those words and the text as a whole. Reading comprehension is the ability to read, understand, process, and recall what was just read.
Overview of Comprehension
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Decoding, fluency, and vocabulary skills are key to reading comprehension.
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Being able to connect ideas within and between sentences helps kids understand the whole text.
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Reading aloud and talking about experiences can help kids build reading skills.
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Five areas of instruction must be addressed to successfully teach students to read and comprehend.
Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Using Prior Knowledge/Previewing
Predicting
Identifying the Main Idea and Summarization
Questioning
Making Inferences
Visualizing
Link for Comprenesion resource https://www.literacyideas.com/reading-comprehension-strategies-1