All teachers would agree that asking questions is (usually) a good thing.

Yes, we have the those students who seem to ask endless questions, or questions that seem off topic or irrelevant, but — overall, we know that students use questioning and wondering as strategy for learning about the world. 

AND - when it comes to reading, asking questions is a reading comprehension strategy that needs to be explicitly taught to students to help them learn and engage with the text. 

It helps the reader to clarify what he or she is reading and to better understand the text.  It helps them to challenge the text.  Ultimately, asking good questions is a way for students to monitor their own comprehension while reading.  

But - that doesn’t mean that students automatically know how to ask questions.  

In fact, struggling readers approach reading as a passive experience.  This means that they read the words with the idea that the meaning of the text will reveal itself if they just read enough words.  They don’t stop to ask questions or challenge their thinking. 

That’s where today’s podcast episode comes into play.  I’m diving deep into this critical reading comprehension strategy and breaking it ALL down for you so that you can get your students asking, wondering, and engaging with the books they are reading.

For complete show notes visit: classroomnook.com/podcast/56

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LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Episode 41: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies

Episode 47: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Visualizing

Episode 51: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Making Predictions

My favorites texts to use when modeling asking questions:

• The Stranger by: Chris Van Allsburg
• The Empty Pot by: Demi
• Fly Away Home by: Eve Bunting
• Plant Secrets by: Emily Goodman

LINKtivity Interactive Learning Guide: Asking Questions

Grab my FREE Asking Questions Bookmark inside the Members Resource Library under Reading Resources.