As students become more fluent readers, they also tend to comprehend more. The more you read, the better reader you become.
Some students have a natural talent for reading.
Others need to work harder. Some students need a little 'nudge' or reward. These students do not have an inborn ability to work intrinsically and need extrinsic rewards. Please enter this site to see how a 4th grade general education teacher and a special education teacher collaborated to do some extra 'nudging' so that after much enjoyable repetition, reading becomes natural, thus the reward becomes enjoyment of reading. It is a simple strategy used for beginner writers, helping them incorporate their ideas by using an outlined format.