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Danny Delivers
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Conversations about Comprehension
Reading is the sharing of meaning between the author and the reader. Reading is also a personal experience. When we
read, we bring our own background and personal understandings to the experience. Young children should learn to
read like they learn to talk by:
• seeing and hearing other people read
• listening to others read to them
• reading with others
• reading by themselves and to others
(Margaret Mooney, Reading to With and By Children)
Young children who have lots of opportunities with these kinds of reading experiences, gain an understanding that
meaning making is what reading is all about. Books that have engaging characters, good stories, and carefully written
text provide the support emerging readers as they gain in their abilities to read. When readers are engaged in text that
supports them, comprehending is not an issue.
How do we know young readers understand what they are reading? Young readers will often substitute words that
make sense in the story and do not notice the error. This is evidence they are focusing on making meaning. Young
readers also will check the picture and reread to maintain the story meaning. When young readers correct most of their
errors, they probably comprehend the text.
As young readers grow in their reading abilities, it is important to support the development of their comprehending
strategies from the time they open their first little book (hopefully, a MaryRuth book!).
Reading is the sharing of meaning between the author and the reader. Reading is also a personal experience. When we
read, we bring our own background and personal understandings to the experience. Young children should learn to
read like they learn to talk by:
• seeing and hearing other people read
• listening to others read to them
• reading with others
• reading by themselves and to others
(Margaret Mooney, Reading to With and By Children)
Young children who have lots of opportunities with these kinds of reading experiences, gain an understanding that
meaning making is what reading is all about. Books that have engaging characters, good stories, and carefully written
text provide the support emerging readers as they gain in their abilities to read. When readers are engaged in text that
supports them, comprehending is not an issue.
How do we know young readers understand what they are reading? Young readers will often substitute words that
make sense in the story and do not notice the error. This is evidence they are focusing on making meaning. Young
readers also will check the picture and reread to maintain the story meaning. When young readers correct most of their
errors, they probably comprehend the text.
As young readers grow in their reading abilities, it is important to support the development of their comprehending
strategies from the time they open their first little book (hopefully, a MaryRuth book!).
