Comprehension: Comprehension is the process a reader uses to construct meaning from a text. According to Literacy in Context comprehension is, "The process of using one's own prior knowledge and the writer's cues from the text to infer the author's intended meaning" (Miller and Veatch, 2011).
This website includes 12 research-based comprehension strategies to be used in the classroom.
Strategies discussed:
Prior Knowledge 1. K-W-L chart 2. Survey Strategy and Guide Questioning 3. SQ3R 4. QAR Summarizing 5. Written and oral summaries 6. Cornell notes Analyzing story elements 7. Main Idea/Detail graphic organizer 8. Outcome Graphic Organizer 9 Evidence Guide Graphic Organizer Comprehension Monitoring 10. Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide 11. Story Maps 12. Think-Alouds