Tip #97 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - SQ3R/Question
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #97 SQ3R: Question The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ~ Albert Einstein Your child is full of questions about non-academic topics every day. You have undoubtedly answered the “Why?” and the “Why not?” question several times every day. You can use her natural curiosity to help her better understand what she reads. QUESTION is the second part of SQ3R. It means to set a purpose for reading by 1) reading any questions she will have to answer later before she even reads the text and 2) creating questions that she will be able to answer once she reads the text. Many informational texts have questions after each section or chapter to test the students’ knowledge of that section. Do you remember having to find the answers to those questions? It probably involved a lot of...