ABSTRACT
Researchers have been clear on distinguishing those with word reading problems from those with so-called higher-order difficulties related to reading comprehension and writing composition. One important aspect of both reading comprehension and writing composition is being able to process and produce language. A great approach to reading stories with children is periodically to quiz them on what is going on in the story. However, to boost a child’s chance for success in reading comprehension, teachers or parents can help to prime a reader by giving a very brief overview of the topic before the reading begins. Snow’s model of reading comprehension focuses on reader characteristics as the last piece of the puzzle in understanding how readers comprehend text. Children with particular reading comprehension difficulties sometimes have a lot of trouble understanding relationships. In terms of reading stories, it may help to be familiar with the basic plot outline of a story.
