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Emerging Literacy: Linking Social Competence to Learning
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The Magic World of Reading: Opening Doors for Children
Handout 18: Open-Ended Questions for Reading Aloud*
When reading a story aloud, stop to ask open-ended questions that encourage children to talk about the characters, setting, and plot. There is no right or wrong way to answer questions such as the ones listed below. These questions let children participate in the story, express their ideas and feelings, think critically, and use their imaginations. Children also gain confidence in their thinking abilities because their views are accepted.
- What do you think may happen next in the story?
- What would you do if you were . . . ?
- What did you like about the story?
- What surprised you?
- What made you feel happy, sad, scared?
- What do you think you will remember about the story tomorrow (or when you tell your family tonight)?
- What ending would you make up for the story?
- What character in the story did you like best? What did you like about the character?
- What new words did you hear or learn?
*Adapted from Children's Literacy Initiative. Creating a Classroom Literacy Environment (Philadelphia, Penn.: Children's Literacy Initiative, 1992), 19.
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