Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement With Text

Beck, Isobel L.; McKeown, Margaret G.; Hamilton, Rebecca L.; Kucan, Linda

ISBN 10: 0872072428 / ISBN 13: 9780872072428

Published by International Reading Associaion, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement With Text
• Publisher: International Reading Associaion
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872072428
• ISBN 13: 9780872072428
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 0.5W x 6.25H x 9.25D inches 0.5 inches width by 6.25 inches height by 9.25 inches depth
• Weight: 227 grams

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Synopsis

"Questioning the Author" (QtA) is an interactive teaching strategy that helps students comprehend what they are reading. When elementary students read in a QtA lesson, they learn to question the ideas presented in the text while they are reading, making them thinkers, not just readers.

Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement with Text presents many examples of QtA in action. The authors analyze the transcripts of actual class discussions to show the important tools that differentiate QtA from other approaches to reading comprehension and engagement.

About the Author

Isabel L. Beck is a Professor of Education and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Margaret G. McKeown is a Research Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Linda Kucan is an Assistant Professor of Education at Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia, USA.