Comprehension Strategies
Comprehension strategies from Strategies That Work, Mosaic of Thought, and Reading With Meaning, this page gives you information and resources on the six comprehension strategies: making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, determining importance, and synthesizing.
Many teaching resources are provided in this webpage to address six comphension strategies.
Many teaching resources are provided in this webpage to address six comphension strategies.
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Standards & Objectives
Academic standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.5
- With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4
- Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10
- With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.4
- Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7
- Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1
- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10
- By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9
- Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7
- Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
- By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10
- Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10
- With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.5
- Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.7
- Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1
- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2
- Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7
- Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7
- Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1
- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.5
- Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7
- With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1
- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1
- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.5
- Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.2
- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.3
- Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
- GLE 0001.6.2
- Recognize that illustrations support information in the texts.
- GLE 0001.8.1
- Explore and experience various literary genres.
- GLE 0001.8.2
- Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
- GLE 0001.8.3
- Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
- GLE 0101.1.2
- Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
- GLE 0101.2.1
- Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
- GLE 0101.2.2
- Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
- GLE 0101.6.2
- Identify the main ideas and supporting details of informational text.
- GLE 0101.6.3
- Recognize that a variety of graphics can support informational text.
- GLE 0101.8.1
- Explore and experience various literary genres.
- GLE 0101.8.2
- Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
- GLE 0101.8.3
- Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
- GLE 0201.1.2
- Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
- GLE 0201.2.1
- Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
- GLE 0201.2.2
- Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
- GLE 0201.8.1
- Explore and experience various literary genres.
- GLE 0201.8.2
- Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
- GLE 0201.8.3
- Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
- GLE 0301.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0301.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
- GLE 0401.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0401.6.1
- Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
- GLE 0401.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading.
- GLE 0501.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0501.6.1
- Apply appropriate skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies, graphic organizers,...
- GLE 0501.8.1
- Use previously learned comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
- GLE 0501.8.2
- Experience various literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry, drama, chapter books, biography/autobiography, short stories, folk tales, myths,...
- SPI 0301.1.12
- Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
- SPI 0301.1.15
- Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).
- SPI 0301.1.16
- Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
- SPI 0301.1.19
- Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.
- SPI 0301.1.20
- Determine word meaning through context clues.
- SPI 0301.6.4
- Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
- SPI 0401.1.12
- Select appropriate antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms within context.
- SPI 0401.1.13
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0401.1.14
- Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
- SPI 0401.1.16
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.
- SPI 0401.5.5
- Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions from text.
- SPI 0401.6.6
- Use available text features (e.g., graphics and illustrations) to make meaning from text.
- SPI 0401.8.6
- Identify and interpret similes and metaphors.
- SPI 0501.1.12
- Recognize root words, prefixes, and syllabication as aids in determining meaning within context.
- SPI 0501.1.15
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0501.1.16
- Determine the correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words within context.
- SPI 0501.8.7
- Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in context.
- TSS.ELA.1.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.1.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.1.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of...
- TSS.ELA.1.FL.VA.7b
- With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.1.FL.VA.7c
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions...
- TSS.ELA.1.RI.CS.5
- Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text.
- TSS.ELA.1.RI.IKI.7
- Either orally or in writing when appropriate, use the illustrations and words in a text to describe its key ideas.
- TSS.ELA.1.RI.KID.1
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.1.RI.RRTC.10
- With prompting and support, read informational texts of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
- TSS.ELA.1.RL.CS.5
- Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide range of text types.
- TSS.ELA.1.RL.IKI.7
- Either orally or in writing when appropriate, use illustrations and words in a text to describe its characters, setting, or events.
- TSS.ELA.1.RL.KID.1
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.1.RL.RRTC.10
- With prompting and support, read stories and poems of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
- TSS.ELA.1.SL.CC.1
- Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 1st grade topics and texts.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of...
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7c
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.1
- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.2
- Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.1
- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.2
- Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
- TSS.ELA.2.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.1
- Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 2nd grade topics and texts.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial...
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.7
- Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.KID.1
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.7
- Explain how illustrations in a text contribute to what is conveyed by the words.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.KID.1
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.5
- Add audio or visual elements when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,...
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.KID.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in the text when drawing inferences...
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.KID.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in a text when drawing inferences from...
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and...
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.9
- Integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to build content knowledge.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.2
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.IKI.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.2
- Determine a theme or central idea of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.K.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.K.RI.CS.5
- Know various text features.
- TSS.ELA.K.RI.IKI.8
- With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author provides to support points in a text.
- TSS.ELA.K.RI.KID.1
- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.K.RI.RRTC.10
- With prompting and support, read informational texts of appropriate complexity for Kindergarten.
- TSS.ELA.K.RL.CS.5
- Recognize common types of texts.
- TSS.ELA.K.RL.KID.1
- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.K.RL.RRTC.10
- With prompting and support, read stories and poems of appropriate complexity for Kindergarten.
- TSS.ELA.K.SL.CC.2
- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and...
- TSS.ELA.K.SL.CC.3
- Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
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