Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh

Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach (Theory and Practice)
- well established researched approach
In this fully revised and expanded edition of a classic, Isabel L Beck and Margaret G. McKeown share their new findings on Questioning the Author, the approach that galvanized the research field to look at comprehension instruction in a new way. Whatâ€™s the big idea? What is the author telling us now? Thatâ€™s what the author says, but what does the author mean? By using queries such as these during reading, at strategic points in a text, students learn how to build meaning and consider and converse with an authorâ€™s ideas. These queries help focus discussions on important understandings. They also embolden struggling readers to work through the ideas in a text rather than skim over them. The book includes how-toâ€™s on planning and orchestrating the Questioning the Author approach as well as a practical trouble-shooting guide based on classroom transcripts of 25 common challenges to discussion. For use with Grades 3â€“8.
Country USA
Brand Scholastic
Manufacturer Scholastic
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber SC-0439817307
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780439817301
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach (Theory and Practice)