What every teacher should know Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing Introduction: How Children Learn to ReadCourse ModulesPrint AwarenessPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestPhonological and Phonemic AwarenessPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestPhonicsPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestFluencyPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestVocabularyPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestSpellingPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestComprehensionPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestWritingPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestAssessmentPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestBecoming a Certified Literacy Teacher Comprehension: Pre-Test Comprehension: a. comes naturally to students without instruction b. can be taught through a variety of strategies c. can not be developed in students d. none of the above Comprehension is: a. the reason we read b. active c. developed through strategies d. all of the above Students who read words accurately but cannot comprehend: a. are struggling with language comprehension b. are in need of decoding instruction c. have attention issues d. all of the above Skilled readers tend to: a. make sense of what they read b. use their own experiences to helpe make sense out of texts c. know how to resolve problems when they don't understand the text d. all of the above Comprehension: a. can be improved with instruction b. can not be improved with instruction c. occurs naturally in a child's reading development d. none of the above Graphic organizers: a. help students focus on text structure as they read b. help students become better spellers c. help students to clarify words they don't understand d. all of the above Which is NOT a comprehension strategy: a. metacognition b. question answer relationship c. graphic organizers d. morphology Comprehension instruction should begin: a. in primary grades b. in upper elementary grades c. in middle school d. in college preparatory courses Teaching story structure to aid in comprehension would be appropriate when using the following: a. a poem b. a song c. a story d. all of the above Cooperative learning involves students working together: a. as partners b. in small groups c. on defined tasks d. all of the above Next: Comprehension In Depth > Reading 101 is a collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.