Comprehension [Grades K-12] - Douglas (San Diego State University Fisher - Bog

Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving.
Comprehension proposes a new, comprehensive model of reading instruction that goes beyond teaching skills to fostering engagement and motivation. Using a structured, three-pronged approach¿skill, will, and thrill¿students learn to experience reading as a purposeful act and embrace struggle as a natural part of the reading process. Instruction occurs in three phases:  
 
·         Skill. Holistically developing skills and strategies necessary for students to comprehend text.
·         Will. Creating the mindsets, motivations, and habits necessary to engage fully with texts.
·         Thrill. Fostering the thrill of comprehension and using the knowledge for something else.