ALL ABOUT READING

Developed in 1997 by Beck, I.L., & McKeown, M.G., Hamilton, R.L., & Kugan, L.

What: This is a comprehension strategy that asks students to pose questions while reading a given text, helping to solidify their knowledge and challenge their understanding, rather than after reading.

Who: all grade levels

Why: It engages students in the reading and helps them understand a text. It teaches students to form questions to the author and critique the author's writing while reading.

When: It is used during reading typically with non-fiction text. 

How:

- select a passage (interesting and can facilitate a good conversation)

- decide appropriate stopping points 

- develop questions for each stopping point.

• What is the author trying to say?

• Why do you think the author used the following phrase?

• Does this make sense to you?

- display a short passage to your students along with one or two questions you have designed ahead of time.

• Model for your students how to think through the questions.

• Ask students to read and work through the questions you have prepared for their readings.