Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is the product of:
Answer: Decoding multiplied by language comprehension
The Simple View of Reading proposes that Reading Comprehension equals Decoding multiplied by Language Comprehension, meaning both components are necessary for proficient reading.
A student who can decode words accurately but cannot understand what they read most likely has a deficit in:
Answer: Language comprehension
When decoding is adequate but comprehension fails, the deficit lies in the language comprehension component, which may involve vocabulary, background knowledge, inference-making, or text structure knowledge.
Reciprocal teaching involves students taking turns leading discussions using four strategies: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and:
Answer: Predicting
The four strategies of reciprocal teaching are summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting, which is a collaborative comprehension strategy with strong research support.
For students with dyslexia who struggle with reading fluency, reading comprehension can be supported by:
Answer: Using audiobooks and text-to-speech tools to bypass decoding demands while building comprehension
Providing audio support removes the bottleneck of slow decoding so the student can access and build language comprehension skills while fluency develops through separate interventions.
The strategy of text structure awareness helps readers comprehend informational text by:
Answer: Identifying the organizational pattern such as compare-contrast or cause-effect to predict content organization
Teaching students to recognize common informational text structures helps them predict how information is organized and use that framework to improve recall and comprehension.
Building background knowledge before reading a text primarily supports comprehension by:
Answer: Providing the conceptual and vocabulary foundation needed to construct meaning from the text
Background knowledge provides the conceptual schema and vocabulary context needed to make inferences, connect ideas, and construct meaning from text.