comprehension  

(k m pr -h n sh n)

NOUN:

1.
a. The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.
b. The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
c.
2. Capacity to include.
3.
4. Logic The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin compreh nsi , compreh nsi n-, from
compreh nsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend

What is comprehension?

Reading comprehension is understanding a text that is read, or

the process of "constructing meaning" from a text.
Comprehension is a "construction process" because it involves all
of the elements of the reading process working together as a
text is read to create a representation of the text in the
reader's mind.

What are comprehension strategies?

Comprehension strategies are conscious plans or sets of steps

that good readers use to make sense of text.

Commonly taught strategies include making

inferences/predictions, summarizing, self-monitoring and
clarification, visualization, schema connections, and question
generation.

Why is comprehension strategies instruction important?

Comprehension strategy instruction helps students become

 purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own
reading comprehension.

What are the different levels of

comprehension?
Literal level: the question and the answer are on the text you have read..

Interpretive level: you are attempting to understand what the author meant in the story..

Applied level: this is more harder than the other because you are attempting to elevate or
raise your thinking ideas because the answer and the question is not in the text..

Analysis level: you are making conclusions..

"There are four levels of comprehension. These include literal, inferential, evaluative, and
appreciative. Teachers evaluate student responses to reading questions based on these four levels
of comprehension.

The first, Literal comprehension - is the simplest and consists of facts that were clearly stated in
the reading.

Inferential comprehension - builds on stated facts and reveals whether or not the student is able to
interpret the facts, in other words, whether or not they can read between the lines.

Evaluative comprehension - shows an understanding of facts and opinions including bias and
assumptions which can be used to make comparison of works and conclusion as well as to relate
what they have learned to real-life experiences.

Appreciative comprehension - more abstract and is based on a deeper understanding and even
emotional reactions to the authors language, ideas, imagery, and values