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Using your hand the student will retell a story. The will describe the setting, characters, beginning, middle and end. This is a great way to have a comprehension check as a teacher.

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Before reading: Help student build an understanding of and purpose for reading

During: Help student be an active reader. Read together and talk about what is happening. Stop and ask questions.

After: Help the student reflect on what they're reading. Ask student to retell the story, what their favorite part of the story was etc.

(Reading Comprehension, n.d.)

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Students must know what words mean in order to properly comprehend while reading.

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The ability to recognize and manipulate the spoken parts of words. ("Phonological and phonemic awareness" 2020)

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The ability to understand that there is a predictable relationship between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (the letters that represent those sounds in written language) in order to associate written letters with the sounds of spoken language. (Phonics Introducation, 2020)

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The ability to read text accurately, quickly, and expressively, either to oneself or aloud. (Wierman, M, 2018)

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The growing, stored compilation of words that students understand and use in their conversation  and recognize in print. (Wierman, M, 2018)

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The ability to understand, remember, and make meaning of what has been read. (Wierman, M, 2018)

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- Engaging in conversation
- Playing word games
- Singing songs
- Nursery Rhymes

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Students who do not read with fluency will sound choppy and awkward. Reading fluency helps students comprehend text because they are more focused on what they're reading than the decoding of words.

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Children are constantly building their vocabularies and studies have shown  there are direct links between how many words children hear spoken at home and how well they excel in 3rd grade. (Wierman M, 2018)

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Phonics teaches students a system on how to read, write and recognize words instantly.

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Phonological and phonemic awareness. (2020, October 13). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/phonological-and-phonemic-awareness

Phonics: Introduction. (2020, October 16). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101-course/modules/phonics-introduction

Wierman, M. (2018, February 21). [The five pillars OF Reading] breaking down the elements of successful literacy instruction. Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://blog.edmentum.com/five-pillars-reading-breaking-down-elements-successful-literacy-instruction

Fluency. (2016, April 14). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/fluency

Reading comprehension - MS. Lewis's 3rd Grade site. (n.d.). Retrieved February 04, 2021, from https://sites.google.com/site/mslewis2ndgrdsite/curriculum-corner/comprehension?overridemobile=true

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-Access the student, make sure the difficulty is not with word decoding.
- Give students independent level text that they can practice over and over without help.
=Model. Read to the student so they can hear how the text should be read.

(Fluency, 2016)

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Students who have developed comprehension abilities can do the following; predict, infer, make connections and analyze. (Weirman M, 2018)