Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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A student reads a passage about ecosystems but cannot explain the main idea in their own words. Which reading comprehension skill is most directly underdeveloped?
Answer: Paraphrasing and summarization
Paraphrasing and summarization require the reader to process and restate the gist, which this student struggles with.
According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is the product of which two components?
Answer: Decoding and language comprehension
The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) defines reading comprehension as Decoding × Language Comprehension.
A 4th-grade student decodes accurately but scores poorly on reading comprehension assessments. What is the most likely contributing factor?
Answer: Weak oral language and background knowledge
When decoding is intact but comprehension fails, the deficit typically lies in oral language comprehension or background knowledge.
Which type of question requires a student to go beyond stated text information and synthesize ideas from multiple parts of a passage?
Answer: Inferential questions
Inferential questions require readers to combine information and draw conclusions not explicitly stated in the text.
A CALT uses a retelling protocol after a student reads a passage. What comprehension component is primarily being assessed?
Answer: Narrative comprehension and recall
Retelling tasks measure how well a student recalls and organizes the content of a passage, reflecting narrative comprehension.
Which text structure signal words such as 'however,' 'on the other hand,' and 'in contrast' indicate?
Answer: Compare and contrast
Signal words like 'however' and 'in contrast' cue the reader that the author is comparing or contrasting two ideas.
A student with dyslexia has received successful decoding intervention and now reads grade-level words accurately. Why might reading comprehension still lag?
Answer: Reading fluency remains slow, limiting cognitive resources for comprehension
If fluency (automaticity) is not yet achieved, slow laborious reading consumes working memory needed for comprehension.