Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments (ORELA) Practice Exam

What does comprehension monitoring involve?

1. Recognizing when to use particular strategies to understand text

2. Memorizing text to enhance recall

3. Making inferences without any prior knowledge

4. Listening to audio versions of texts

The correct answer is: Recognizing when to use particular strategies to understand text

Comprehension monitoring involves the awareness and regulation of one's understanding while reading or listening to a text. It is a metacognitive skill where readers acknowledge when they do not understand something and decide to activate specific strategies to aid their comprehension. This can include re-reading, asking questions, or summarizing information to enhance understanding. By recognizing when certain strategies need to be employed, learners can navigate through challenges they encounter in the text, thus improving their overall comprehension. This dynamic process is essential for deep understanding and retention of information. Other options, while related to reading and learning, do not precisely define comprehension monitoring. Memorizing text focuses on recall rather than understanding, making inferences typically requires background knowledge, and listening to audio versions of texts does not inherently involve monitoring one's comprehension.