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I Can Answer That!

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Enhance reader comprehension! Examine different comprehension strategies with your second, third, and fourth graders. They discuss the strategy of questioning by developing their own comprehension questions to help improve their memory and comprehension of a story. They read "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" and ask questions while reading. These questioning strategies could also be applied to informational texts. 

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asking questions, answering questions, literature, reading comprehension

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comprehension, ask and answer questions, Informational Text, literature, questioning strategies, ri.2.1, rl.2.1., english language arts
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2nd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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