Rozzelle and Scearce (2009) suggest the intentional use of comprehension strategies and have presented seven for this purpose.

The Magnificant Seven Comprehension Strategies

1)  Making connections to prior knowledge

2) Inferring and predicting

3)  Asking questions

4)  Determining important ideas and summarizing

5)  Visualizing

6)  Synthesizing and retelling

7)  Monitoring and clarifying understanding of text.

Multiple sources discuss the importance of the intentional use of comprehension strategies to ensure that struggling readers make meaning from what they have read.