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Five Levels of Comprehension
Five Levels of Comprehension
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
COMPREHENSION
• Non-readers
• Struggling Readers – Word Recognition
• Proficient Readers – Instructional Level
• Advanced Readers – Independent Level
CREATIVE
INTEGRATIVE/
REFLECTIVE
LEXICAL
EVALUATIVE/
CRITICAL
INTERPRETIVE/
INFERENTIAL *Good readers will arrive to the highest level of
comprehension by developing the basic reading
comprehension skills.
LITERAL
PREREQUISITE LEVEL –
LEXICAL COMPREHENSION
Characteristics:
Example Questions
Characteristics:
• Identify the main ideas of the paragraph.
• Recall details to support the main idea.
• Organize the sequence of main events
that occurred.
Characteristics:
• Reading between the lines.
• Predict endings and anticipate consequences.
• State reasons for events.
• Make generalizations.
• Understand the facts that are explicitly stated in
the text.
Example Questions
Characteristics:
Example Questions
Characteristics:
• Reading beyond the lines.
• Reader links between the text and his own
experience and knowledge to develop an answer.
• A reader asks open-ended questions to promote
deeper understanding.
• Readers support their answer with a logical reason.
Characteristics:
• Readers do the following:
a. Make generalizations.
b. Make comparisons.
c. Make judgments.
d. Make recommendations and suggestions.
e. Make decisions.
f. Create alternative endings.
•If you would rewrite a part in the Cinderella story, what part should it
be?
•How would you…?
•Do you agree…?
•What would have happened if…?
•How might…?
•What effect does…?
•If you were… what would you…?
WRITESHOP PROPER
CREATIVE
KEY STAGE 3
INTEGRATIVE/
KEY STAGE 2 REFLECTIVE
EVALUATIVE/
CRITICAL
INTERPRETIVE/
INFERENTIAL
LITERAL
1. Choose 3 stories from the Biblical Stories
2. In every story, write at least 5 (five) questions per
story in a specific level.
3 sets – lexical (G-7)
3 sets – Literal (G-8)
3 sets - interpretive/inferential (G-9)
3 sets - evaluative/critical (G-10)
3 sets – integrative/reflective (G11-12)