Teachers often encounter students who can read nearly anything placed in front of them but struggle to explain what they’ve read. These students read accurately and fluently, so it feels as though comprehension should  follow automatically. Research, however, tells us otherwise. While decoding is essential, it is only one component of what students need to truly understand text (Gough & Tunmer, 1986; Perfetti, Landi, & Oakhill, 2005). Decoding gets students through the door—b