Asking questions Readers ask and attempt to answer questions for, and of, themselves. Student: "If I'm not asking questions, I'm not thinking." Teacher: "I'm having a negative reaction towards the character of Sam, so I need to question why. I'll look at the words the author has used in relation to Sam, but I'm also going to think about whether it might be that I'm just not interested in the things he likes." See Effective Literacy Practice Y1–4 p. 132 Effective Literacy Practice Y5–8 p. 144 Duffy pp. 87–94 Harvey and Goudvis pp. 81–94 Miller pp. 123–140 Other resources with a focus on asking questions: Clarke, Shirley (2001). Unlocking Formative Assessment, pp. 104–109, Hodder Moa Beckett. Walker, Barbara, J (2005). Thinking aloud: Struggling readers often require more than a model, pp. 688–692, The Reading Teacher, Vol. 58, No. 7, April 2005. Fordham, Nancy, W (2006). Crafting questions that address comprehension strategies in content reading, pp. 390–396, Journal of Adolescent Literacy, 49:5, February 2006.       Comprehension  |  ARB Home    Please Note: ARB material may be reproduced for school-based assessment purposes, not for sale or other purposes.   The ARBs   Assessment information   Support materials   Help   Contact us   Site map

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