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TLS Comprehension 5.11.23
TLS Comprehension 5.11.23
Introduction
The range of language used in written text means that reading is a good way of
expanding vocabulary knowledge, because written text contains rarer, less familiar
words than conversation does.
All children, even those who can decode (understand) fluently, benefit from being
read aloud to as it provides access to these less familiar words, as well as providing a
model for fluent reading and pronunciation.
Comprehension strategies help students
improve their range of comprehension skills
Discovering Main Idea
Identifying Detail
Sequencing Events
Using Context
Getting Facts
Drawing Conclusions/Predicting Outcomes
Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
Understanding Cause and Effect
Cont…
Visualizing Ideas
Determining Author’s Purpose
Understanding Point of View
Five levels of reading comprehension
1. Lexical Comprehension
2. Literal Comprehension
3. Interpretive Comprehension
4. Applied Comprehension
5. Affective Comprehension
Cont…
• Lexical Comprehension
• It deals with the understanding of the words in a text.
• The reader must be equipped with the knowledge of unlocking the meaning of the
terms in a text.
Literal Comprehension
• Identify the main ideas of the paragraph.
• Recall details to support the main idea.
• Organize the sequence of main events that occurred
Cont…
Interpretive Comprehension
Literal Comprehension
Retell or summarize the facts to communicate what is made explicit through the
elements of a story (fiction) (based on imagination)
Summarize the facts to communicate what is made explicit through the elements of
information (non-fiction) (based on fact)
Inferential Comprehension
Express what is implicit within the text. Make inferences, interpretations, and
reflections supported by evidence: text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world
connections.
Cont…
Analytical Comprehension
Evaluate the quality of writing in a story or information against the Traits of Writing:
ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. How rich is
the quality and originality of the writing?
Effective Reading Comprehension
Instruction
Specific difficulties with reading comprehension can arise for different reasons, and
these can vary from child to child.
Some children may have poor reading comprehension because their word reading is
slow or inaccurate. Other children can develop good word reading skills, but
experience reading comprehension problems because of less-developed language
skills.
Children learning English as an additional language can actually do very well on
word reading. However, their knowledge of the meanings of words and idioms and,
for some children who have recently arrived in the country, their limited cultural
experience of life in the UK can restrict their background knowledge, affecting their
comprehension