... thinking about the text. According to Thayer, class discussions help students generate ideas and new questions (Goldenberg, 2010). When a student can relate a passage to an experience, another book, or other facts about the world, is making a true connection to what is being read. When students make a connection with the text it helps them to understand what the ... testing understanding, application or solving, invite synthesis or creating, and evaluating and judging ( Ferriter, 2010). Summarization is a comprehension strategy that teachers should also teach their students. Summarizing i...

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