Meg Anderson asked: >I am looking for a set of questions to share with parents that will help > them discuss books with their children. I have a list of lower level > questions--who is the story about, what happens first, etc.--but I am > looking for a list of higher level questions that will support the > strategies. Does anyone have one already made?
Here's a list of questions author Richard Peck suggests: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/pat/Feehan2_files/757/files/s10.pdf Sorry I can't copy and print. It's a PDF, easy to save and print, however. Some of these may be too "high" or deep for 4th grade. I think you're looking for questions such as: "If you were one of the characters, what would you have done differently?" "Did the characters remind you of anyone you know?" "If this character was a student at your school, would you be freinds with him/her?" ... and like that...to encourage personal connections. I've found that's the easiest type of literary conversation for parents to have, since they don't need to know other books their child is reading, but they really know their child and their child's world. Hope that helps. Dave Hoh / 6th / NJ _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
