Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
Students who are good at monitoring their comprehension know when they understand what they read and when they do not. They have strategies to "fix" problems in their understanding as the problems arise. Research shows that instruction, even in the early grades, can help students become better at monitoring their comprehension.
Comprehension monitoring instruction teaches students to:
a. Be aware of what they do understan
b. Identify what they do not understand.
c. Use appropriate strategies to resolve problems in comprehension.