1. Mylene P. Manuel
BEEd 2A
English 135-Remedial Instruction In English
Group 3 (Reading)
Reading Comprehension Defined
Without comprehension, reading is mere verbalism.
In reading comprehension we apply our understanding, and by means of our understanding we
develop our physical, emotional and mental responses.
Without comprehension, reading is mere verbalism.
In reading comprehension we apply our understanding, and by means of our understanding we
develop our physical, emotional and mental responses
Basic Comprehension Skills
In basic comprehension skills we have four categories
1. Literal Thinking Operations
In literal thinking operations we apply first our observations, we remembering or find the
significant details.
2. Inferential Thinking Operations
We making our predictions, reading between the lines to become more understand and more
clear, and afterwards we recognizing main ideas, and also applying our observations.
3. Critical Thinking Operations
This is the time to distinguishing the fact details and evaluating according to criteria.
4. Creative Thinking Operations
In this part we apply our own idea by comparing to another idea and afterwards, we create a
more and good flow of information.
1. Creative Thinking Operations
In this part we apply our own idea by comparing to another idea and afterwards, we create a
more and good flow of information
The Questioning Technique to Develop Comprehension
1. Recall Questions
The purpose of this kind of this kind of question is to determine if the pupils have acquired
or obtained a desire amount of factual information.
2. Descriptive Questions

2. This type of question helps the pupils to put together and organized the fact which they
have gathered to make some sense out of their data.
3. Explanatory Questions
With this type of question pupils must tell why they think as they do, in short we must
explain the reason behind this answers.
4. Synthesizing Questions
The purpose of this question is to get the pupils to suggest the connections or relationships
that they believed contain data support and or what basis.
5. Judgmental Questions
In this question, the pupils required choosing among alternatives or making a judgment or
more possibilities are best according established criteria.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Applied to Questioning
Level I Knowledge- by simply knowing, in knowledge we understand, we recognized, and we
Level II know the details or information. Comprehension – recall and demonstrate the
ability to arrange and organize information mentally.
Level III Application- means applying we can use a rules, a definition, a classification system,
and also follow the directions, for more clear and detailed information.
Level IV- Analysis- by analyze, identify and finding, because this is the three things to
analyze.
Level V- Synthesis – in synthesis there are three creative thinking.
Developing original communication, making predictions, and solving problems for which
there is no single answer.
Level VI- Evaluation- requires the students to judge the merits of an aesthetic work, an idea,
or a solution to a problem.
Characteristics of Good Question
1. A good question is simple and clear.
2. A good question is definite.
3. A good question is challenging and thought provoking.
4. A good question is adapted to the age, abilities, and interest of the pupils.

3. 5. A good question requires a extended response.
Literary Appreciations Skills
Teaching Literature to Children
Para no said teaching literature to children provides emotional release, and in
reading the writings of others. And through literature the child develops his tastes in
reading for pleasure.
Teaching literatures to children contributes to the development of their creative talents.
Poetry for Children
According to Para no, it is an aesthetic expressions of thought and emotions in rhythmical
language.
Fables
Short tales in which the chief characters are animals and sometimes inanimate object that act
and talk like human beings.
Legends
It is a form of story containing miracles and wonders handed down from generation to
generation.
Source: Teaching Reading in the Elementary Grades
Erlinda G. Tajero
Gerry C. Catchillar
(Coordinator)
Published by National Bookstore
Copyright 2004