ERIC Number: EJ961033
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
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Using Higher Order Questioning to Accelerate Students' Growth in Reading
Peterson, Debra S.; Taylor, Barbara M.
Reading Teacher, v65 n5 p295-304 Feb 2012
The purpose of this article is to describe the changes in reading instruction that teachers made that contributed to students' growth in reading. Teachers made the transition from instruction that was primarily teacher-directed and focused on lower-level questions to instruction that supported students in their higher order talk and writing about texts. These teachers worked with diverse student populations in schools that had previously struggled to make adequate yearly progress, yet across three years of reading reform their students continued to make important gains in their reading achievement. These findings and examples may stimulate reflection and challenge other reading professionals to consider important research-validated elements of effective reading instruction.
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Educational Indicators, Reading Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Questioning Techniques, Change Strategies, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Diversity, Achievement Gains
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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