Foundational reading skills alone are necessary and also sufficient for students to read for understanding. 

Comprehension is

It is not necessary to ask all types of questions every time students read a book, but all types of questions should be asked at some point in time.

John, a second-grade boy, has been labeled a struggling reader. As his teacher, you assess him using a running record. You discover that he is dysfluent and lacks accuracy and automaticity in high frequency words. Choose the BEST course of action for John.

John, a second-grade boy, has been labeled a struggling reader. As his teacher, you assess him using a running record. You discover that he is dysfluent and lacks accuracy and automaticity in high frequency words. Choose the BEST course of action for John.

Beginning in the third grade, comprehension becomes the single focus of reading instruction.

Listing three things you already know about a topic is an example of what kind of reading activity?

Beginning in the third grade, comprehension becomes the single focus of reading instruction.

Teachers can rely on an assessment that measures how many words a student can read in a minute to determine a student’s reading comprehension.

Summarizing is a difficult skill for students, but it is most important for students to learn to relate key details in their own words. Students should try to reduce the number of words in a text to 25% of the original.