What is comprehesion

Comprehension:

Gustafson (2000:p.19) defines comprehension as an understanding process. It is an activity on a higher cognitive level where the reader makes use of personal experience; interpretations are made and conclusions are drowned. Lack of word recognition and intact comprehension is as in case of dyslexia. Ulper, H (2009: p. 568) defines comprehension as an active process which requires the ability to construct meaning by the text which someone is exposed to. This process also requires background knowledge, lexical and conceptual knowledge, comprehension skills and the ability to relate ideas.