Reading and writing develop together with language as an important foundation. Prior knowledge helps students make meaningful connections to text. Predicting, questioning, confirming, rereading, and summarizing are among the strategies that students use to understand what they read. Fluency builds one's confidence as a reader and influences comprehension. Students need to read a variety of texts including instructional materials at their level.
Comprehension increases when students talk with others about what they have read or written.
Students' interests, experiences, and motivation can affect their instructional level and comprehension. Each of these systems is critical to reading comprehension.