1. Literal Comprehension:
* Focus: Understanding the explicit information presented in the text.
* Skills: Identifying key details, recognizing facts, recalling information directly stated.
* Examples:
* "What is the name of the main character?"
* "What color is the house in the story?"
* "List the steps involved in baking a cake."
2. Inferential Comprehension:
* Focus: Drawing conclusions, making predictions, and understanding implied meaning beyond what is explicitly stated.
* Skills: Identifying cause and effect, making logical inferences, predicting outcomes.
* Examples:
* "Why do you think the character was sad?"
* "What will happen next in the story?"
* "What can you infer about the author's point of view?"
3. Critical Comprehension:
* Focus: Analyzing and evaluating the text, considering author's purpose, bias, and effectiveness.
* Skills: Identifying author's purpose, recognizing bias, evaluating arguments, forming opinions.
* Examples:
* "What is the author's main point?"
* "What evidence does the author use to support their claims?"
* "Do you agree with the author's conclusions? Why or why not?"
4. Evaluative Comprehension:
* Focus: Making judgments about the text, considering its quality, accuracy, and relevance.
* Skills: Assessing the credibility of sources, identifying factual errors, judging the effectiveness of the writing.
* Examples:
* "Is this article reliable?"
* "Is the information presented in this book accurate?"
* "How effective is this essay in persuading its audience?"
5. Creative Comprehension:
* Focus: Engaging with the text imaginatively, generating original interpretations, and exploring possibilities.
* Skills: Visualizing the text, making connections to personal experiences, creating new scenarios.
* Examples:
* "If you were the main character, how would you feel?"
* "What other ending could this story have?"
* "What kind of artwork would you create based on this poem?"
6. Strategic Comprehension:
* Focus: Utilizing various reading strategies to enhance comprehension, such as previewing, summarizing, and questioning.
* Skills: Actively engaging with the text, setting goals for reading, using metacognitive strategies.
* Examples:
* "What do you already know about this topic?"
* "What is the purpose of this reading?"
* "What questions do you have about the text?"
These categories are interconnected and often overlap. The specific skills and strategies used will depend on the text, the reader's background knowledge, and the purpose of reading. Understanding the different types of reading comprehension can help readers develop effective strategies for understanding and engaging with various forms of text.