1.A.3 Understnad the impact of text upon reading comprehension (e.g., genre, readability, coherence, text structure and text complexity

The genre of a story has an important impact on comprehension. If a student is forced to read something he doesn’t want to, the knowledge that the student retains is going to be very little. This is because the reader is not actively engaged in the story.

Readability also plays a huge factor, if a student selects a text which is more advanced for him at the time, he may be able to pronounce the words, but it is more likely that the student just says the words but has no idea at the meaning the convey. If a student is discouraged from reading he may develop a negative outlook on reading.

Coherence in a story are the logical connections a reader associates with print. If a reader is unable to read without a logical understanding, it will make it very difficult for them to understand what they’re reading.

 An author uses text structures to organize texts and emphasize the main idea of the story (Tompkins, 2011, pg. 230). The reader is going to be able to understand what he is reading when it is presented in a clear concise way. If the author’s thoughts are all over the place, the reader is going to have a hard time keeping up with the main purpose of the story.

 Text complexity has an impact on comprehension. The more complex the text is the harder it is read and navigate and understand the material being presented to the reader. The end result will be a student who has not fully comprehended what he is reading.