The document describes four levels of comprehension when reading a text: 1) The literal level focuses on basic details like who, what, when, where. 2) The interpretative level involves reading between the lines to understand why and how. 3) The critical level requires making judgments about the author's style and ideas. 4) The applied level asks how the author's message could apply to other situations.
The document describes four levels of comprehension when reading a text: 1) The literal level focuses on basic details like who, what, when, where. 2) The interpretative level involves reading between the lines to understand why and how. 3) The critical level requires making judgments about the author's style and ideas. 4) The applied level asks how the author's message could apply to other situations.
The document describes four levels of comprehension when reading a text: 1) The literal level focuses on basic details like who, what, when, where. 2) The interpretative level involves reading between the lines to understand why and how. 3) The critical level requires making judgments about the author's style and ideas. 4) The applied level asks how the author's message could apply to other situations.
The reader is expected to identify the basic details, follow instructions, and understand specific rules and orders.
First Level : Literal Level
It is the process of knowing the lexical or literal meaning of a given situation or question.
who
when what
where
Interpretative
Second Level : Interpretative Level
Reading in between the lines
What if
why
how
CRITICAL
Third Level : Critical Level
Write questions and answers that
require the reader to make a judgment
about the authors use of language, style of writing, execution of the text, or the authors ideas in the text.
APPLIED
Fourth Level : Applied Level
The reader or student can attempt to answer this question: How would the authors message apply to other situations given what you memorized and understood at the other two levels?