In an inclusive classroom, what strategy best supports a sixth-grade student's reading comprehension of informational texts when the student enjoys books and sports?

• A. Ivo and a classmate who also loves sports read a book together while listening to an audiotape, noting interesting passages, and asking one another questions.
• B. The student reads silently and answers comprehension questions alone
• C. The teacher reads the text aloud while the student follows along silently
• D. The student only listens to a summary of the informational text

Answer: (A)

Engagement with content through collaboration and multiple ways of accessing the text is what supports comprehension most for a student who enjoys books and sports. Reading with a classmate who shares an interest in sports, while listening to an audiotape, creates a motivated, active reading experience. The pair can pause to note passages that stand out and then discuss them, which helps uncover the main ideas, details, and how the information is organized in the text.

This approach also models and reinforces effective strategies for understanding informational texts: actively noting key points, asking and answering questions together, and using audio to support decoding and fluency. The social interaction gives the student practice in explaining ideas aloud, clarifying confusion, and building vocabulary in context, all of which strengthen comprehension. By tying the reading to a familiar interest (sports), the student stays engaged and more likely to persist through challenging passages.

Other options miss important pieces. Reading silently alone lacks built-in collaboration and strategy conversation. Having the teacher read aloud while the student follows along is helpful for fluency but doesn’t provide peer discussion or the opportunity to practice reciprocal questioning. Listening only to a summary omits engagement with the actual text and the chance to practice analyzing details and evidence. The collaborative, multimodal, interest-based approach best supports deep comprehension in an inclusive setting.