English Language Arts

Questioning – Reading Strategies

Questioning – Reading Strategies

Concept sheet | English Language Arts

Grade

3-6

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What Is the Questioning Strategy?
Questioning Process: Why Do We Ask Questions?
Questioning at a Glance
Examples of Questions to Ask
Before Reading
During Reading
After Reading
Reading Strategies at a Glance
See Also

What Is the Questioning Strategy?

The questioning strategy is asking yourself questions about the text to better understand it.

Questioning Process: Why Do We Ask Questions?

Ask questions about the text
Before reading	• To get ready to read • To evaluate interest • To evaluate reading difficulty • To evaluate the relevance of reading a text
During reading	• To check comprehension • To understand better • To stay engaged
After reading	• To analyze the text • To evaluate the text • To evaluate the information gained • To draw conclusions

Questioning at a Glance

Summary of the questioning reading strategy.

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Examples of Questions to Ask

Before Reading

What will the text be about?
What do the title, headings and visuals tell me about the text?
What do I already know about this topic?
What type of text is this?
What literary genre is this story?
What can I expect from this genre or text type?

During Reading

How well do I understand the information?
Why did the character act this way?
Why is this happening?
What will happen next?
What does this word/expression mean?
What are the themes in this story?
Where/when does the story take place?
What connections can I make between the text and myself?
What connections can I make between the text and other texts?
What connections can I make between the text and the world around me?

After Reading

What did I learn from the text?
How well were my expectations met?
How can I summarize the text?
What questions do I still have?
How right were my predictions?
What is the message of the story?
What was the author’s intention?
How does it connect to the world around me?
How do I feel about this text?

Reading Strategies at a Glance

Summary table of the 12 reading strategies: previewing, activating prior knowledge, making predictions, decoding, visualizing, questioning, annotating, making connections, graphic organizers, inferring, summarizing and skimming & scanning.

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See Also