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

Isabel L. Beck (Author), Margaret G. McKeown (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0439817307 | ISBN-13: 978-0439817301 | Edition: 1

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; 1 edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439817307
• ISBN-13: 978-0439817301
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for reading specialists, January 22, 2009

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If you are serious and passionate about teaching literacy, you won't be disappointed when you add this book to your collection of professional resources. You will learn how to facilitate dialogue among your students with "queries" during reading. Students will learn to think beyond the text with both narrative and informational genres. These are the same outstanding authors who have published Bringing Words to Life as well as their recent book about Robust Vocabulary Instruction which I also highly recommend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Class Involvement., September 26, 2009

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The writing is somewhat dry in places, but the questiong techinques have really impacted my 7th grade classroom. We are reading a novel right now, and I stop frequently to engage the class in discussion, which they quickly take over. Comprehension has increased, critical thinking levels are rising, and the kids are doing most of the work! Thanks for the recommendaton Phylis Whitley!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Questioning the Author, August 23, 2010

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For a Teacher who would like to find a better way of reaching their students and having them learn and retain more this is the book for you.