Why do some students have reading comprehension problems?
There are various components that impact reading comprehension, such as the following: DECODING PROBLEMS Reading comprehension can be compromised if a reader has significant problems “sounding-out” the words in a passage. A conflict may arise in the brain between decoding the words while simultaneously attempting to understand the written text and apply that understanding to prior comprehension of the text. ATTENTION AND SELF-REGULATION DIFFICULTIES A reader must be able to relate the current text being read to the previous text in order of develop a clear understanding of the entire passage. This requires on-going monitoring of one’s ability to “build the story”. Because of the requirements involved in comprehension monitoring, students who struggle with attention and other self-regulation difficulties may have difficulty the on-going comprehension of read text. WORKING MEMORY DEFICITS Reading comprehension may suffer due to difficulties during the simultaneous storage and processing
