ADAPTED FROM:   Vacca, R. & Vacca, J. (1986). Content Area Reading. 2^nd Ed. Little and Brown.
                                    QUESTIONING STRATEGIES p. 166

OBJECTIVE OF THE STRATEGY: To encourage students to ask their own questions about the content material under study.

STUDENT PREPARATION: Book or Textbook

TEACHER PREPARATION: Book or Textbook

PROCEDURES FOR WHOLE GROUP:

1. Both teacher and students silently read a passage.
2. Teacher closes the book and is questioned about the passage by the students.
3. Next there is an exchange of roles. The teacher now asks the students about the material.
4. The next segment is read. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. At a suitable point in the text, when students have processed enough information to make predictions about the remainder of the assignment, the exchange of questions stops. Ask: "What do you think the rest of the assignment is about?" "Why do you think so?" Speculations are encouraged.
6. Students read the rest of the assignment silently.
7. Teacher facilitates follow-up discussion of material.

1. Invite student to select a book.
2. Explain the process clearly to the student
3. Ask student amount to be read
4. Student reads out loud
5. Student Summarizes
6. Student asks a question
7. Teacher asks a question
8. Teacher reads out loud
9. Teacher summarizes
10. Teacher asks a question
11. Student asks a question