Reading Comprehension
Types of Comprehension Strategies
There are six main types of comprehension strategies (Harvey and Goudvis; 2000):
Make Connections—Readers connect the topic or information to what they already know about themselves, about other texts, and about the world.
Ask Questions—Readers ask themselves questions about the text, their reactions to it, and the author's purpose for writing it.
Visualize—Readers make the printed word real and concrete by creating a “movie” of the text in their minds.
Determine Text Importance—Readers (a) distinguish between what's essential versus what's interesting, (b) distinguish between fact and opinion, (c) determine cause-and-effect relationships, (d) compare and contrast ideas or information, (e) discern themes, opinions, or perspectives, (f) pinpoint problems and solutions, (g) name steps in a process, (h) locate information that answers specific questions, or (i) summarize.
Make Inferences—Readers merge text clues with their prior knowledge and determine answers to questions that lead to conclusions about underlying themes or ideas.
Synthesize—Readers combine new information with existing knowledge to form original ideas, new lines of thinking, or new creations.
Information from: http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/comprehension-strategies.html
There are six main types of comprehension strategies (Harvey and Goudvis; 2000):
Make Connections—Readers connect the topic or information to what they already know about themselves, about other texts, and about the world.
Ask Questions—Readers ask themselves questions about the text, their reactions to it, and the author's purpose for writing it.
Visualize—Readers make the printed word real and concrete by creating a “movie” of the text in their minds.
Determine Text Importance—Readers (a) distinguish between what's essential versus what's interesting, (b) distinguish between fact and opinion, (c) determine cause-and-effect relationships, (d) compare and contrast ideas or information, (e) discern themes, opinions, or perspectives, (f) pinpoint problems and solutions, (g) name steps in a process, (h) locate information that answers specific questions, or (i) summarize.
Make Inferences—Readers merge text clues with their prior knowledge and determine answers to questions that lead to conclusions about underlying themes or ideas.
Synthesize—Readers combine new information with existing knowledge to form original ideas, new lines of thinking, or new creations.
Information from: http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/comprehension-strategies.html