1.A.6 Understand reading as a process and constructing meaning from a wide variety of print and digital texts for a variety of purposes.

Students who read more than others doesn't necessarily mean that their comprehension is going to be better. Student's comprehension is more apt to be increased when they are reading something that they enjoy. A student will encounter various forms of texts while in the classroom because they read for various reasons. A student may be reading with a purpose, or simply reading during free time in the classroom, Some of the media will be print based stories, passages in their journals, or a story that I read to them in read alouds. Other times, students will be given a choice on what they choose to read, which greatly increases the chances of comprehension. Students will also be exposed to a number of technology based assignments that I will assign to be completed on the computer throughout the semester. It is important for students to realize that the words for both avenues convey the same menu.