Q-charts are a tool that teachers use to help their students develop many skills such as:
*Deepening comprehension skills
*Strengthening their ability to predict
*Developing questioning skills
*Modeling what good readers do
*Developing attentive listening skills
*Providing a forum for sharing and discussing texts.
When Q-charts are used along with a read aloud, rich opportunities are provided for literacy development.
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WOULD |
WILL |
MIGHT |
SHOULD |
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What |
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When |
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How |
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Why |
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FORMING QUESTIONS
*In order to form a question, you first select one word from the left hand side of the Q-chart (Who, What, Where, When, How, Why).
*Then select a word from the upper column (is, did, can, would, will, might, should) to form the question.
*For instance - WHERE WILL the story take place? is a level 3 question.
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