Comprehension is one of the most important components when it comes to reading, regardless of age. As important as it is for children to understand the words they are reading, they should also be able to understand what they are reading. Reading comprehension is something that many students struggle with throughout their school years, and this can lead to discouragement and total rejection of reading. Reading is used for every subject and is a skill and resource that we will need for the rest of our lives, so it is important that children enjoy and want to read. One question regarding comprehension is whether students know what comprehension is? This is something that should be clearly explained to students so that they understand what is expected of them. Over the past decade there have been many changes in the way teachers have taught comprehension to students. In 1998 teachers believed that the more students read the better they would be able to understand, at the time there were no effective methods for teaching students comprehension. Research has influenced changes in how teachers teach students reading comprehension (Morrow, Gambrell & Pressley, 2003, p. 112). There are many different types of reading comprehension methods that can be taught to students effectively and it is important as educators to try to use many of these different methods so that our students are able to understand what they are reading and, hopefully, this will encourage our students to enjoy and want to read, but this should start as soon as students start reading. According to Best Literature "good readers are very active and strategic as they read" (Morrow, Gambrell & Pres...... middle of paper ...... understand what the story is about and this can start even before they students can read. One quote I found while researching that I really enjoyed reading was “Even before they can read, children should see reading as a way to explore human adventure” (Shagoury, 2010, p. 65). Children can learn a great deal from reading, but in order for them to learn, they must understand what they are reading. M. (2003).Best practices in teaching literacy.(Ed. 2) New York, NY: The Guilford PressKesler, T. (2010). , 64, 272-277.Shagoury, R. (2010)., 63-68.