Reading comprehension has only recently become a subject to be studied in the last 40 years, most of what we know has come to light since research began in 1975. Comprehension is tightly interwoven with making readers good readers, and providing them with the tools to be evaluative readers. Having comprehension skills allows people to evaluate what they are reading, and decide the quality of the work. Creating this skill in children starts when they first start reading. Parents and teachers can facilitate the development of reading comprehension by talking about what a child is reading with them. Asking them questions about what they read is a great way to begin the process of children recalling information about literature, which sets the stage for children learning analysis of literature in time. This process begins with children learning to read with the parent and working on basic skills of conversing about a book.
Below is a link to a PDF that has a lot of in depth analysis about the benefits of fostering reading comprehension in children.
http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/downloads/research_papers/mc_research.pdf
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