Comprehension at the Middle School Level
Comprehension is "the process of using one's own prior knowledge and the writer's cues from the text to infer the author's intended meaning" (Miller & Veatch, 2011). According to the California Department of Education (2000), three factors influence a student's comprehension, the reader, the text, and the context of reading.
The Reader: The reader brings their lived experiences and prior knowledge to their reading, allowing them to construct meaning from the text.
The Text: The varying difficulty of the text as well as supports such as visual aids impacts the reader's experience.
The Context: The context is made up of the environment and student motivation for reading which can impact reader's success.
The Reader: The reader brings their lived experiences and prior knowledge to their reading, allowing them to construct meaning from the text.
The Text: The varying difficulty of the text as well as supports such as visual aids impacts the reader's experience.
The Context: The context is made up of the environment and student motivation for reading which can impact reader's success.
The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that
you learn, the more places you'll go."
-Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
