What is Comprehension?
"The process of using one's own prior knowledge and the writer's cues from the text to infer the author's intended learning" (Miller & Veatch, 2012, p.3).
Goals of Best Practice for Comprehension Instruction:
1. Activate and build background knowledge
2. Use graphic organizers
3. Summarize
4. Ask and answer questions
5. Monitor comprehension
6. Use multiple reading strategies
(Miller & Veatch, 2012, p. 54 & 55)
2. Use graphic organizers
3. Summarize
4. Ask and answer questions
5. Monitor comprehension
6. Use multiple reading strategies
(Miller & Veatch, 2012, p. 54 & 55)