Reading comprehension

Question 1

What are the two elements of reading comprehension?

Answer 1

Vocab knowledge and text comprehension

Question 2

Activating background knowledge

Answer 2

Students are more engaged in activities where they can bridge their old knowledge with the new.

Question 3

Questioning

Answer 3

There are 3 main types of questioning;
Right now: Focuses on the presented material
Analytical: Requires students to contemplate about what they have learned
Research: Encourages students to look beyond the given information.

Question 4

Analyzing text structure

Answer 4

This requires students to learn how to comprehend the structure of the text given.

Question 5

Visualization

Answer 5

This strategy requires students to form visual images in their heads as they read the text. Students should visualize them as structural images or diagrams instead of pictures as they tend to fade.

Question 6

Summarizing

Answer 6

The ability to delete irrelevant details, combine similar ideas, condense main ideas, and connect major themes into concise statements that capture the purpose of a reading for the reader.