Explore: Comprehension Strategies

complexity. There are a variety of strategies used to teach reading. Strategies are key to help with reading comprehension. They vary according to the challenges

lessons as well. Application of the strategy is achieved when the students can correctly apply comprehension strategies to different kinds of texts and are

readers react to a comprehension breakdown by using a number of strategies in a planned, deliberate manner. These "fix-up" strategies range from simply

meanings of words, and to use reading strategies when reading text in order to understand it better (reading comprehension)". In 2008, the National Council

orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Other types of reading and writing, such as

fluency, vocabulary, morphology, reading comprehension, text, spelling and pronunciation, thinking strategies, oral language proficiency, working memory

from the University at Albany, SUNY, where he focused on reading comprehension strategies and assessment. Before transitioning to academia, Afflerbach worked

languages, rather than teaching meaning-based strategies, in order to enhance both reading aloud and comprehension of written words". More recently, some educators

breadth of reading, intrinsic motivations for reading, and strategies of search and comprehension. The framework emphasized five phases of reading instruction

minute and above) than normal reading for comprehension (around 200–230 wpm), and results in lower comprehension rates, especially with information-rich