As they are naturally curious about the world around them, young children ask lots and lots of questions. In classrooms today, however, there seems to be little space for these student-generated questions as teachers are more likely to pose the questions. Research indicates that question generation is an effective strategy to motivate young…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between connectives in Turkish texts and readers' reading comprehension. Research was conducted with a total of 50 teachers. In the study group, readers' reading comprehension was determined through 10 descriptive texts by using open-ended questions. The results of the analysis revealed…

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of systematic explicit instruction of a questioning strategy for improving the text comprehension of middle school students. Specifically, the reading comprehension of six 8th grade students was investigated to determine whether the questioning strategy, QtA, lead to an increase in the…

The relationship between the intentional teaching of reading strategies and the increase in reading comprehension was studied. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) reading pretest and posttest scores of 57 subjects were analyzed to see if there was a significant increase in performance after the reading strategies were taught. The study…

Focus group interview is a scientific qualitative research method, which has been extensively applied in academic areas over the past 20 years. However, this method is mostly applied in business studies. It is seldom adopted in other academic areas. Therefore, this study attempts to introduce this method in a systematic approach. This study…

Argues that teachers should provide their students practice in answering different kinds of comprehension questions. Suggests the Barrett Taxonomy of Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Reading Comprehension as a model for use in generating diversified questions. (FL)

Provides a teaching strategy that uses Bloom's taxonomy and newspaper comic strips to promote higher-level thinking in elementary and secondary classrooms. Explains and demonstrates two functions of questioning (centering and expansion) using a Peanuts comic strip. (RS)

Discusses the critical contribution of story awareness to beginning reading. Discusses cultural influences on story awareness, encouraging the use of literature in classrooms, questioning strategies, and concepts of story. (SR)

Comments on the nature of taxonomies in education generally and in reading specifically. Examines alternatives to taxonomies as they are traditionally used in reading instruction, and proposes a number of comprehension strategies to use in conjunction with the Thomas Barrett Taxonomy of Reading. (FL)

Suggests that readiness is less a function of teacher activity than of student activity and orientation. Recommends that the teacher make sure the student is interested, has a good learning set, and has an adequate experiential background. Bibliography. (RW)

Details a study that assessed two experimental approaches to improving reading comprehension among fourth grade children--one involving training in syllogistic reasoning and the other using comprehension questions--and concludes that neither approach was effective. (FL)

Describes a family and community oral history project suitable for use in adult basic education classes. Discusses developing interview questions, gathering family history, writing and editing the text, and illustrating the final product with photographs. (RS)

Teaching procedures were designed to improve student inquiry as a means of improving student reading and learning skills. Results showed that seventh graders in the experimental situation had significantly higher scores on four of five questioning measures, on a vocabulary measure, and on an attitude scale. (RL)

Concludes that the training of elementary school teachers to increase the frequency of oral questioning behavior in ethnic group students diagnosed as weak in oral communication increases the oral expression of those students. (FL)

This paper examines research studies, which focus on interventions commonly used with students who are learning disabled and identifies effective methods that produce substantial benefits concerning reading comprehension. This paper synthesizes previous observation studies by conducting a meta-analysis of strategies used to improve the reading…