Full Description
This practical K-12 teacher resource explains the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of using Questioning the Author (QtA), a powerful approach for enhancing reading comprehension and engagement. Thorough yet concise, the book shows how to plan lessons using both narrative and expository texts, formulate open-ended Queries, and guide class discussions around them. The authors discuss how QtA has evolved over many years of classroom application and include innovative ideas for integrating vocabulary instruction and writing prompts into QtA lessons. Also provided are steps for gradually transitioning from teacher-led instruction to independent reading. The book features extended examples of teachers implementing QtA, as well as four complete texts that can be downloaded and printed for classroom use.
Contents
- Background and Basics
1. The Building Blocks of Questioning the Author
2. The Current Scene in Reading Comprehension
- Questioning the Author Essentials
3. Planning for Questioning the Author Lessons
4. Specific Plans for a Narrative and an Expository Text
5. Digging into Initiating and Follow-Up Queries
6. Specific Plans for a Narrative and an Expository Read-Aloud Text
- Special Topics
7. What Comes after Reading and Interspersed Discussion?
8. Vocabulary in the Context of Comprehension
9. Approaching Writing with a Questioning the Author Perspective
- Inside the Classroom
10. Moves to Keep Discussion Productive
11. One Teacher's Journey with Questioning the Author
12. Students Take the Wheel
Appendix. Lesson Texts from Chapters 4 and 6
Index
