Factors That Result in Good Reading Comprehension

Good comprehenders often seem to:

- develop a clear focus or purpose for reading,especially before they start reading.

- form a good hypothesis about the meaning of the text before they read.

- make mental images about what they are reading.

- monitor their comprehension to see that everything makes sense.

- use their prior knowledge of similar information.

- summarize as they read.

- relate their reading to the immediate situation.

- relate their reading to the previous experiences.

These strategies must be modeled and “thought-aloud” by the teacher during the shared reading or read-aloud times.

Rich introductions are most important because they:- make it easier to read at the first reading.

- create a scaffold so children can complete a first reading.

- are motivational for active participation.

- allow students the opportunity to use their oral language as guide.

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