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Monitoring Comprehension

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Explanation of slide: This graphic shows that phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills are all necessary to develop successful readers. A comprehensive reading program addresses all of the elements. In today’s session, we will be zooming in on the comprehension component.

(This slide contains a graphic of a wagon wheel with five spokes. The words "Phonics," "Fluency," "Vocabulary," "Comprehension," and "Phonemic Awareness" appear on separate spokes. In the middle are the words "Successful Readers.")