Comprehension.pptx
- 2. COMPREHENSIVE READING • It is simply the understanding of what you read • It is determined by answering questions about the selection read • It includes predicting, summarizing and critical thinking
- 3. INFERRING THE MAIN IDEA •INFERRING is a comprehension skill which involves the use of information presented in the text and connecting it to your own knowledge. • The interconnection of the author’s text and your schema would enable you to make inferences or guesses about the text.
- 4. LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION LEVEL 1. Literal Comprehension LEVEL 2. Inferential Comprehension LEVEL 3. Applied Comprehension
- 5. LEVEL 1. LITERAL COMPREHENSION (reading what is right there) It involves understanding of the message directly stated in the text. Here the reader finds the answer in the text. The reader might be asked to do any of the following: • Identify the main ideas of the paragraph or short story. • Recall details that support the main ideas. • Organize the sequence in which the main events occurred.
- 6. LEVEL 1. LITERAL COMPREHENSION (reading what is right there) Examples of literal question starters: • What happened . . . ? • How many . . . ? • How did . . . ? • Who . . . ? • What is . . . ? • Which . . . ?
- 7. LEVEL 2. INFERENTIAL COMPREHENSION (reading between the lines) • The reader is able to make inferences, draw conclusions and predict outcomes from information implicitly stated in the text. • Here, the reader interprets the information to find answers. The reader might be asked to any of the following: • Predict endings and anticipate consequences. • State reasons for events. • Make generalizations.
- 8. LEVEL 2. INFERENTIAL COMPREHENSION (reading between the lines) Examples of interpretive question starters: • Why did . . . ? • What was . . . ? • What do you think about . . . ? • Can you explain…? • How was this similar to . . . ?
- 9. LEVEL 3. APPLIED COMPREHENSION (reading beyond the lines) • The reader is able to use his/her experiences and prior knowledge into the written text in making an evaluation. • Here the reader makes links between the text and his or her own experience and knowledge to develop an answer. The reader asks open-ended questions to promote deeper understanding.
- 10. LEVEL 3. APPLIED COMPREHENSION (reading beyond the lines) The reader is asked to do the following: • Make generalizations. • Make comparisons. • Make judgments. • Make recommendations and suggestions. • Make decisions. • Create alternative endings.
- 11. LEVEL 3. APPLIED COMPREHENSION (reading beyond the lines) Examples of applied question starters: • How would you…? • Do you agree . . . ? • What would have happened if . . . ? • How might . . . ? • What effect does . . . ? • If you were . . . • What would you . . . ?