This content area reading learning activity, ‘Headings and Subheadings as Questions,’ helps students recognise the importance of headings and subheadings. It has students convert a list of headings and subheadings into questions in the whole group, with a partner and finally independently.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Journalistic Questions,’ helps students gather information on a topic or concept when completing writing or reading tasks. It is aimed at familiarising students with the 5W+H questions so that they can be recalled readily whenever they need a little structure for generating questions.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Question Jar,’ gives students practice with questioning. It gives students an opportunity to anonymously jot down questions to which they want answers, but are too embarrassed to ask aloud.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Six Question Words’ supports language development by encouraging students to use question words, such as what, where, when, who, why, and how, to prompt a discussion and ensure that all aspects of a text are explored. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of discussion prompts.
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