You will learn and be able to:
understand the role of questions in comprehension.
Must Do:
Read Teaching Reading Sourcebook (3rd ed.) chapters titled
Literary Text (pgs. 633-680)
Informational Text (pgs. 681-742)Watch the Comprehension: Role of Questions video lesson (available below).
Complete the Interactive Notebook entry on the video lesson.
Should Do:
In your field placements, try using wait time for a week. What changes did you notice in your students? In yourself? Ask a colleague to act as a coach and observe your performance and give you suggestions for improvement. If you do not have a field placement, try the technique in a small discussion group.
Aspire to Do:
Play Length: 10:03
QAR Reading Strategy
Play Length: 2:53