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__Self-questioning __ Student comprehension improves greatly when students are asked to generate their own questions **. **Models of self questioning include: __QtA and Bloom's__ "...self-questioning using the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) as a guide. This self-questioning taxonomy (Buehl, 2007a) cues thinking on all six cognitive levels—remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating—through author-directed queries."
 * Reciprocal Teaching
 * Question-Answer relationships
 * Questioning the Author: (QtA) Reinforces that reading is a dialogue between the reader and the author. Encourages students to think "like an insider."
 * Examples of QtA: ****- **
 * **What is the author telling you? ****- **
 * **What does the author assume you already know? ****- **
 * **Why is the author telling you this? ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">- **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What is the point of the author’s message? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What does the author apparently think is most important? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How does this connect with what the author told you before? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Did the author plan this clearly? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What could the author done to help you better understand this? **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">References for this page: Buehl, D. (2009). //Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested: Effective Solutions for Every Classroom.// International Reading Association.