Role of Questions in Comprehension
planning questions
placement of questions
types of questions
techniques
plan to use questions with a specific purpose
basic elements in a story
see relationships among ideas in a story
modify schema
relate new information to existing Knowledge
remember: students explain information learned in their own words
apply: students use the information to carry out a procedure
understand: students understand detail from the text and create relationships among them
analyze: students differentiate between essential and nonessential information. They find the purpose, point of view, and biases.
evaluate: students check, critique, and judge the information based on a set of critiera
create: students create a solution to a problem
impacts effectiveness
before reading: activates schema and purpose
during reading: helps process text
after reading: organizes information gained and summarizes text
expand on students' thinking
do not focus on correct answers
rephrase the question for struggling students
use an elaboration probe for when given simple responses
affirm students' responses