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Reading Comprehension

By M.V. Fields|L.A. Groth|K.L. Spangler
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

Reading comprehension is a result of successfully integrating all reading clues: semantic, syntax, and graphophonemic. For instance, when children have some graphophonemic skill, they combine that information with their idea of what word would make sense and come up with the right one. In determining what would make sense, they use syntax and semantic clues to select an appropriate word of similar meaning.

Comprehension

Meaning Structure Visual
Semantic Clues
  • Does it make sense?
  • Context of sentence
  • Pictures
  • General meaning of story
Syntax Clues
  • Does it sound right?
  • Normal English-language sentence structure
Graphophonemic Clues
  • Does it look right?
  • Configuration clues
  • Phonics-letter sound
  • Sight words

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