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Asking Questions While You Read

From Khan Academy Kids

Asking Questions While You Read
1 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

A reading-comprehension clip on asking Questions While You Read: a quick, kid-friendly strategy modeled with a short story. From Khan Academy Kids (0:55).

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This clip models how readers think about asking Questions While You Read.

  1. What is the "Asking Questions While You Read" strategy, in your own words?
  2. When would this strategy help you while you read?
  3. Try it with a book you know: what did you notice?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: reader, strategy, comprehension.

Try it: Pick a book and practice asking Questions While You Read on one page, then tell a partner what you found.