Comprehension Strategy: Questioning in nonfiction

Questioning is paramount when teaching nonfiction.  One example in Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis is to do a "I Learned/ I Wonder" chart as a whole class or in the upper grades, it could be done individually in the students' Reader's Notebook.  As students learn as they engage in a nonfiction text they are encouraged to continue to ask questions to learn even more about the subject.

This technique helps students become independent researchers as they follow up on what they are wondering about the subject.

Here is the chart we make about why we ask questions