C2. Comprehension Strategies
Specific Expectations
Prereading: Activating Prior Knowledge
C2.1
identify and explain prior knowledge from various sources, including personal experiences and learning in other subject areas, that they can use to make connections and understand new texts
Prereading: Identifying the Purpose for Reading, Listening, and Viewing
C2.2
identify a variety of purposes for engaging with texts, select texts from diverse creators that are suitable for the purposes, and explain why the selections are appropriate
Monitoring of Understanding: Making and Confirming Predictions
C2.3
make predictions using background knowledge and textual information, pose questions to confirm or refute their predictions, and revise or refine their understanding as indicated
Monitoring of Understanding: Ongoing Comprehension Check
C2.4
select suitable strategies, such as rereading, using the glossary, asking questions, and consulting references and other resources, to monitor and confirm their understanding of complex texts and solve comprehension problems
Monitoring of Understanding: Making Connections
C2.5
connect, compare, and contrast the ideas expressed in texts and their knowledges and lived experiences, the ideas in other texts, and the world around them
Summarizing: Identifying Relevant information and Drawing Conclusions
C2.6
summarize and synthesize the important ideas and supporting details in complex texts, and draw effective conclusions
Reflecting on Learning
C2.7
explain and compare how various strategies, such as visualizing, making predictions, summarizing, and connecting to their experiences, have helped them comprehend various texts, and set goals for future improvement
