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Understanding Reading
Comprehension:
information and ideas
for Parents about
Reading Compreiiension
Comprehension, or understanding, is the goal
of all reading. Parents may wonder what they
can do to help their children understand stories,
textbooks, and other texts they read in and out of
school. This column describes key aspects of comprehension for both fiction texts such as stories
and informational texts such as school textbooks
and newspapers. The column concludes with
practical suggestions for parents to use at home to
foster their children's reading comprehension.
Comprehension
What Is Comprehension?
Comprehension is the process of understanding
or making meaning when reading. This process
involves three key components: (1) the reader,
(2) the text, and (3) the context. The reader
brings his or her prior knowledge, reading skills,
and interests to the reading situation. The text
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Fiction Texts
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Reference
Raphael, T. (1986). Teaching question-answer relationships, revisited. The Reading Teacher, 39, 516-522.
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