10-second review: How can comprehension questions destroy the joy of reading? “Kim’s students reported being in tears over their inability to correctly answer the detailed questions on the books, even when they had read and enjoyed the selection.”
Source: WC Kasten & LG Wilfong. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (May 2005), 656. A publication of the International Reading Association (IRA).
Comment: In my experience, there is nothing duller than the questions at the end of the chapter. For a satisfying response to reading, focus on the STUDENTS’ questions about what they read. RayS.
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