Readers+Ask+Questions

=__Teach students how to ask themselves questions before, during, and after reading.__=

Why teach how to question? Readers use questions

 * 1) to clarify meaning
 * 2) to speculate about text yet to be read
 * 3) to determine an author’s intent
 * 4) to locate a specific answer in a text or consider larger questions inspired by the text

How to teach this?
2. Guided Practice: Students share their questions with the facilitator during a shared reading. 3. Independent Practice: Students use sticky notes/margin notes/reflection to indicate points in the text where they have a question.
 * 1) Model, Model, MODEL! (Demonstrate)
 * Read aloud to students, pausing to “think aloud,” about the questions you have as a reader. Be sure your “think alouds” show 2 things:
 * No question is “too small”
 * Some questions have answers later in the text, some answers must be inferred based on the reader’s prior knowledge.
 * Be sure to model using a variety of texts and questions