This document discusses comprehension development and defines comprehension as a creative, multifaceted process where students engage with text. It describes different theories of comprehension, factors that influence comprehension such as the reader's background knowledge and text characteristics. It also outlines various subprocesses of comprehension like microprocesses, integrative processes, macroprocesses, elaborative processes, and metacognitive processes. Finally, it discusses the basic goals of reading and the teacher's role in supporting comprehension.