What Are Reading Comprehension Strategies?
Many books are dedicated to reading strategies, and there is no one definite list of strategies. We’ve selected the following strategies that appear in many professional books and resources. Metacognition Simply stated, metacognition is thinking about thinking. Reflecting on one’s thoughts is the basis for all reading comprehension strategies. It allows students to monitor their comprehension, pose questions about the text, make predictions, inferences, and connections, and synthesize. Teachers can encourage students to be more metacognitive about their reading by modeling this process and by having students read short passages and reflect. Schema Also known as background knowledge, schema refers to the collection of information, experiences, and thoughts that a reader brings to a text. Constructivist learning theory tells us that new information is learned by creating links to prior knowledge, or by situating new information within the context of something previously known. Without th
