Teaching reading can be simplistically divided into two sections: learning how to read, known as decoding, and deriving meaning from the printed word, known as comprehension. Many educators still hold to the position that these skills should be taught linearly with an emphasis on comprehension lagging considerably behind the teaching of decoding. Extensive experience, however, has demonstrated that the skill of comprehension can be taught alongside instruction on how to read as long as comprehension instruction is adapted for the beginning reader. This article presents several methods for teaching vital comprehension skills to students who have not yet mastered the ability to decode fluently.