Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach (Theory and Practice) by Beck, Isabel L. Published by Scholastic 1st (first) edition (2006) Paperback

by Isabel L. Beck

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. What’s the big idea? What is the author telling us now? That’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 author’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-to’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 3–8.

Genres: Education, Teaching

Unknown Binding

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Doni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Offers an alternate approach where you build comprehension of texts collectively and as you read them together. What I liked best about it was that after presenting the process, the rest of the book detailed potential problems teachers could fall into and how to troubleshoot them. I definitely feel like this book offers a substantial framework to a gap in teaching reading.

[Carrie G · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book focuses on late-elementary ages, I can still see applications at the high school level. The BEST part of the book were the 25 cases that composes the second half of the text. All of the real-world examples and opportunities to practice on my own were VERY helpful. This book IS about a "powerful approach" that I KNOW will change what I do in my classroom!

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly I focused on the parts about where/how to segment a text for inserting questions. I was thinking about the best places to check for understanding among English-learning students.

[Lauren Waters · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a tough read for me, and most of the information seemed to be strategies I could find from using the internet or speaking with colleagues.

[Rageel Risol'S]

i need this book to my thesis, may i have a E-book questioning the author?