Comprehension
What is Comprehension?
Comprehension is one’s ability to understand what is communicated through spoken words or in print. It relies on one understanding foundational literacy skills, as well as language skills to understand what is being communicated. Comprehension requires one to understand: background knowledge, vocabulary, language structure, and text structure. While one is reading, the reader is actively engaging with the words in his/her head.
Comprehension is one’s ability to understand what is communicated through spoken words or in print. It relies on one understanding foundational literacy skills, as well as language skills to understand what is being communicated. Comprehension requires one to understand: background knowledge, vocabulary, language structure, and text structure. While one is reading, the reader is actively engaging with the words in his/her head.
Progression of Comprehension Type Questions
Level 1 – Basic Recall – Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Level 2 – Skill and Concept – Cause/Effect, Identify, Predict, Interpret, and
Level 1 – Basic Recall – Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Level 2 – Skill and Concept – Cause/Effect, Identify, Predict, Interpret, and
Summarize
Level 3 – Strategic Thinking – Assess, Draw Conclusions, Hypothesize, Revise
Level 4 – Extended Thinking – Apply, Synthesize, Critique, Connect
Level 3 – Strategic Thinking – Assess, Draw Conclusions, Hypothesize, Revise
Level 4 – Extended Thinking – Apply, Synthesize, Critique, Connect
| Cranston Public School Resources |
| Card Pyramid |
| Generic Questions about Books |
| Picture Prompts |
| Semantic Feature Analysis |
| Sentence Deconstruction |
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| Home Activities |
| Engage in Question and Answer |
| Join or Start a Book Club |
| Read Nightly |
| Retell a Story in Order |
| Comprehension Resources |
| Fictional Questions |
| Informational (Non-Fiction) Questions |
For additional information, please contact your child's classroom teacher.