McKenna and Stahl Reading Comprehension Model
This reading model showcases all of the elements that are involved in reading comprehension. In order to comprehend what one is reading, one must first understand what direction the words go, how to turn the pages, etc which are concepts of print. In addition, one must understand the sound/symbol correspondence- the knowledge that the letter b makes the "buh" sound. Having this knowledge base will help students to have phonological awareness which helps with decoding skills (being able to break an unknown word down into the individual sounds--phonemes). When one is able to decode words, this helps with fluency as well as automatic word recognition. After one has acquired all of these skills and is able to incorporate them, this will aide in reading comprehension, so one is able understand better what one is reading.
Other components that factor into comprehension such as one's background knowledge. A person's background knowledge impacts the ability to comprehend because the more experiences a person has, the more they will be able to comprehend (This relates to the Matthew Effect, which is discussed in the sociocultural section).
This, as teachers it is important that we provide our students with a plethora of literary and classroom experiences that will increase students' comprehension.
Other components that factor into comprehension such as one's background knowledge. A person's background knowledge impacts the ability to comprehend because the more experiences a person has, the more they will be able to comprehend (This relates to the Matthew Effect, which is discussed in the sociocultural section).
This, as teachers it is important that we provide our students with a plethora of literary and classroom experiences that will increase students' comprehension.