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4. Comprehension and Response

Factors Related to This Session
•	Background knowledge

•	Word-recognition skills

•	Vocabulary knowledge

•	Text structure

•	Fluency

•	Monitoring comprehension

•	Interest


In this session, you will investigate and apply research-based principles of effective comprehension instruction in early literacy.

Before You Watch

Watch the Video

Examine the Topic

Extend Your Knowledge

Put It Into Practice

Choose Activities

Match Books to Strategies

Develop a Lesson Plan

Create a Handbook

Wrap Up

Reflect on Your Learning

Learning Goals
At the end of this session, you will better understand:

•	comprehension strategies used by proficient readers

•	characteristics of effective comprehension instruction

•	the components of explicit and strategic instruction

•	the nature of reading response

"The thing about comprehension that's easy, for any of us who teach, is the assignment or assessment of comprehension. What's more difficult is to step back and figure out how you are actually demonstrating or modeling these [comprehension] processes."

Jeanne R. Paratore

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4. Comprehension and Response

Factors Related to This Session

Learning Goals