Quote: "You've read about the word process before- both reading and writing have been described as processes. A process is more complicated than a single action: It involves a series of behaviors that occur over time. The comprehension process begins during prereading as students activate their background knowledge and preview the text, and it continues to develop as students read, respond, explore, and apply their reading."
Comment: The comprehension process of what students are reading begins when they first learn to read. I think comprehension comes with time, practice and experiences. As teachers we need to teach strategies to our students so they can learn how to comprehend what they are reading. I think a lot of the time, we check to see if they can read or not, but are we checking for the understanding of the reading? It is easy for students to repeat back facts or events from the book, but we need to see if they can understand the ideas or concepts seen between the lines and if they can connect those ideas on a more personal level.
Question: What are some strategies we can teach to students so they can comprehend the text they are reading?
There are a lot mentioned in the book, like visualizing, predicting, questioning, repairing, connecting, activating background knowledge, etc. I think that strategies are good to teach and hopefully they become automatic for our students!
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