What kind of comprehension tasks do students
encounter in Reading Plus?
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Reading Plus lessons include the following integrated, text-dependent
comprehension tasks
A. Selected response with reread -- student selects one correct answer from
a group of four options.
B. Selected response with excerpts -- student reads an excerpt from the
selection and then selects a correct answer from a group of four options.
C. Selected response with two excerpts -- student reads two excerpts, either
both from the selection, or one from the selection and one external, and
then selects a correct answer from a group of four options.
D. Selected response with image - student views an image and then selects
the correct answer from a group of four options.
E. Multi correct with reread -- similar to above but student must select two
correct answers from a group of five options.
F. Multi correct with excerpt -- similar to above question type with “excerpts,”
but student must select two correct answers from a group of five options.
G. Multi correct with two excerpts -- similar to above question type with “two
excerpts,” but student must select two correct answers from a group of five
options.
H. Drag and drop -- student clicks and drags four answers into correct order.
I. Highlighting -- student highlights one or two sentences, as directed, to
answer a question about an excerpt from the text.
J. Constructed response -- each Reading Plus selection is followed by a
constructed response comprehension question. Students are asked to write
an evidence-based answer that links themes, ideas, or topics in the text to
additional research or background knowledge.