Reading comprehension is "(the) process of simultaneously extracting and constructing meaning through interaction and involvement with written language"
-RRSG (Ran Reading Study Group)
Reading comprehension is "understanding the meaning of a passage and the context in which words occur".
-WWC (What Works Clearinghouse)
Reading comprehension is " (an) active and complex process that involves understanding written text; developing and interpreting meaning; and using meaning as appropriate to type of text, purpose and situation".
-NAEP (National Assessment for Educational Progress
-RRSG (Ran Reading Study Group)
Reading comprehension is "understanding the meaning of a passage and the context in which words occur".
-WWC (What Works Clearinghouse)
Reading comprehension is " (an) active and complex process that involves understanding written text; developing and interpreting meaning; and using meaning as appropriate to type of text, purpose and situation".
-NAEP (National Assessment for Educational Progress
Research within this webpage has been synthesized from a variety of research-based sources. The Comprehension and Teaching Comprehension sections are blended from the following sources:
- Early Intervention for Reading Difficulties, The Interactive Strategies Approach, written by Donna M. Scanlon, Kimberly L. Anderson, and Joan M. Sweeney
- Strategies That Work, Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement (2nd. edition) , written by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
- Handbook of Reading Disability Research (2011), edited by Anne McGill-Franzen and Richard L. Allington
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Comprehension Intervention
Comprehension Intervention