Comp 15: Comprehension: Instruction and Assessment- Expository/Informational Texts and Study Skills Flashcards
literal comprehension
The ability of a reader to understand the surface meaning of the text. Literal comprehension questions have answers that are verifiable in the text.
inferential comprehension
The ability of a reader to interpret the text. Inferential comprehension questions have answers that are not in the text; the reader must speculate.
**Inferential comprehension skills include stating the main idea of a text, assuming it wasn’t clearly stated; making comparisons; and making predictions.
evaluative comprehension
The ability of a reader to make judgments about what has been read.
Evaluative comprehension questions have answers that are not in the text; the reader must make a judgment.
**Evaluative comprehension skills include the ability to recognize an author’s bias and the ability to make evaluations of a character’s behavior (e.g., right vs. wrong or immature vs. grown up).
text structures
Standard formats of expository texts authors use to write the text.
These include: (1) cause and effect, (2) problem and solution, (3) comparison/contrast, (4) sequence, and (5) description. (6 structures and combination of each text structures)
expository texts
A text that provides information, rather than a story (narrative text).
Ex:
social studies and science textbooks, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other, briefer texts like a recipe or shopping lists.
content-area literacy
The reading and writing of expository texts. In elementary school, this would include reading and writing tasks in the areas of social studies, science, mathematics, health, and the study of the arts.
skimming
A fast reading of text, usually for the purpose of a review or preview
scanning
A rapid reading of a text to find specific information. The reader examines the page looking for keywords that will lead the reader to the information they want to find.
