Kwality Kwestioning

for Kids

Jennifer Norton, Bernice Russell, and Susann Williams

Teaching students to generate questions

As you read, think about…Questions you have:◊ for or about the characters ◊ about the events that are taking place

The Three Little Pigs

Summarize

Generate Questions

Predict

Discussion◊ Were your predictions correct? Why or why not?

Think Aloud

◊ What new questions do you have?

Discussion

Reciprocal Teaching Steps

1. Students summarize and generate questions2. Teacher models and assists 3. Students generate their own (higher level)

questions4. Students ask clarifying questions

Use Question Stems

Generating Effective Questions

Generating Effective Questions

Generating Effective Questions

HOT SEAT!!

Generating higher level questions

Write two questions that you would ask this character if you had a chance to interview him/her. One of the questions has to be a higher level question (applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating).

HOT SEAT!!

Reciprocal Teaching Steps

1. Students summarize and generate questions2. Teacher models and assists 3. Students generate their own (higher level)

questions4. Students ask clarifying questions

“Give a student a question to answer and she will learn the passage she has just read. Teach her how to ask questions, and she will learn how to learn for the rest of her life.” James R. Gavelek & Taffy Raphael