Reading Comprehension
What is Reading Comprehension?
Reading comprehension is the ability to read and understand a text. It is a complex cognitive process that requires a number of skills, including the ability to read accurately, fluently, and with understanding. In addition, readers must be able to construct meaning from the text, using their prior knowledge and experience.
Learning to read with comprehension is one of the most important skills a child can develop. It allows them to gain knowledge and understanding from what they read, whether it be fiction or non-fiction. Good reading comprehension skills are essential for success in school and in life.
How to Learn Reading Comprehension
Most people learn reading comprehension skills in school. However, some people may struggle with reading comprehension if they have a learning disability or did not receive adequate instruction in school. There are a variety of strategies that can help improve reading comprehension, such as using a metacognitive approach, focusing on key words, and rereading text.
There are a number of strategies that can be used to improve reading comprehension. These include:
- previewing the text to get an overview of the content
- using context clues to figure out unknown words
- identifying the main idea and key details in a text
- making inferences to fill in gaps in understanding
- asking questions about the text
- summarizing what has been read
By using these strategies, readers can increase their understanding of a text and remember what they have read.
Reading Comprehension Resources
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 6
Daily reading comprehension practice with increasingly complex passages building inference, analysis, and critical thinking for sixth graders.
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 2
Daily 10-15 minute reading comprehension practice with fiction and nonfiction passages and strategy-based questions for second graders.
Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension, Grade 1
Engaging reading comprehension workbook with fiction and nonfiction passages teaching main idea, sequence, and inference skills for first graders.
Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension, Grade 3
Third-grade reading comprehension workbook with diverse passages building inference, cause-effect, and critical thinking skills.
Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension, Grade 4
Fourth-grade reading comprehension workbook developing advanced inference, analysis, and text evidence skills through diverse passages.
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 5
Daily 10-15 minute reading comprehension practice for 5th graders with 30 weeks of strategy-based lessons across diverse text types.
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 4
150 daily lessons for fourth graders with longer passages, advanced comprehension strategies, and emphasis on informational text.
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 3
150 daily lessons building comprehension strategies through short passages with a Monday-Friday structure and explicit strategy instruction.
Spectrum Reading Workbook, Grade 2
Over 170 pages of grade-level reading passages with comprehension questions covering main idea, sequencing, inference, and more.
Spectrum Reading Workbook, Grade 3
Over 170 pages of third-grade reading passages with comprehension exercises covering main idea, predictions, fact vs. opinion, and vocabulary.
Reasoning & Reading
Building good reading comprehension, problem-solving, and analytical skills The Reasoning & Reading series is based on the belief that reasoning, language, and reading comprehension are essential, interdependent skills. The series carefully comb...
Ridgewood Analogies
Help students become independent thinkers and problem solvers This series of books is based on curriculum developed by teachers in the Ridgewood, New Jersey, Public Schools. Ridgewood students begin in kindergarten to use analogies in language arts,...