Answer to Question #235457 in English for Terry

Question

Briefly discuss the difference between reading and reading for comprehension and then explain how a lack of reading comprehension contributes to the reading failure in South African primary schools.

Answer 1

Reading primarily describes the capability to understand words as pass through them while reading for comprehension is reading while understanding the contents in the material. A lack of comprehension, therefore, means that a person will be compelled to read more for them to understand the materials.