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Unless students understand the words they read, they lose interest in reading. Comprehension is critical for persons to become lifetime readers. This text includes the rationale and strategies for teaching literal, interpretative, critical, and creative comprehension. Pupils not only learn to use the comprehension skills as they read, but they also learn to identify questions that test their knowledge of these skills. Comprehension is taught as pupils listen or read orally and silently. Teachers learn the importance of moving beyond teaching only literal comprehension. Even in the lower grade levels, students can learn to infer, become a critic, and create as they read—if teachers teach them these important skills.