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Asking Questions

Asking Questions. Impacting Quality of Responses. Wait time Clarity Placement Calling on children in different ways Thought level. Wait Time. Increasing wait time increases number and quality of responses. Three second average 15 seconds is best. Clarity.

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Asking Questions

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  1. Asking Questions

  2. Impacting Quality of Responses • Wait time • Clarity • Placement • Calling on children in different ways • Thought level

  3. Wait Time • Increasing wait time increases number and quality of responses. • Three second average • 15 seconds is best

  4. Clarity • Ask specific question, then stop talking.

  5. Avoid Unclear Questions • What about elephants?

  6. Avoid Asking Series of Questions • What do tigers eat? Do they eat plants? Would you find one attacking another tiger to eat it?

  7. Placement of Questions • Before reading—to comprehend specific information • During reading—to focus • After reading—for general comprehension

  8. Methods of Calling on Children • Solitary response (Jim, what is the date?) • Controlled response (What is the date, Jim?) • Uncontrolled response (What is the date?) • Mass response (What is the date, class?)

  9. Thought Level • Literal • Interpretive • Application

  10. Literal • Read the lines. • “Does he love me?”

  11. Interpretation • Read between the lines • “Did he kiss me like he loves me?”

  12. Improving Questioning • Wait time • Clarity • Placement • Calling on children • Thought level

  13. Application • Read beyond the lines. • “Will he ask me to marry him?” —

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