Please read with your child every night for 30 minutes!  Some questions you can ask can start with these stems:


Knowing:
When was _____?

Identify the _____ in the _____.

Define the word _____.

Who did _____?

Who is the narrator of the story?

Tell about _____ .

List (facts, details, attributes).

Which picture shows _____?

Match _____ .

What is the purpose of _____?

Describe _____ .


Organize
How else might you say _____?

Describe _____ . Tell how _____ . Compare _____ .

What is the purpose of _____?

Sequence/Put _____ in order of _____ .

Is _____ greater than _____?

Why is it called _____?

Explain why _____. What caused _____?

Find the _____ that _____ .

Make a diagram/chart/graphic organizer that _____ .

Sort the_____.

Categorize the_____ of _____.

Applying
Give some instance in which _____ .

Which of these would best demonstrate _____?

Dramatize/Pantomime/Act out _____ .

Show how _____.

Use _____ to _____.

Illustrate _____ .

Analyzing
What part of this could be real? Make believe?

What would be a good title for _____?

How are _____ related?

Compare _____ to _____.

How are they alike? Different?

Explain the main idea.

Which words best describe _____?

Outline the important _____ .

Generating
If you had been _____ , what would you have done differently?

How many ways can you think of to _____?

What would happen if _____?

Predict what would be true if _____?

How can you explain _____?

Pretend/Make-believe/Imagine _____ .

Now that we have studied this, what can be concluded _____?

Create _____ .

Tell me about _____ .

Can you tell me more _____? (Elaborate)

Integrating
How may ways can you think of _____?

Summarize the story in your own words _____ .

Make a plan to _____ .

What if _____?

How would you change _____?

Can you make/produce _____?

Tell/Show me how _____ .

What lesson was learned?

How can it apply to new situations?

Evaluating
What would you do?

Should_____ be permitted to _____?

Why or why not?

Was it right or wrong for _____? Explain.

How well did _____?

What is the most important? Why?

What could have been different?

Select/Choose the best _____ .

What helped you to decide _____? Why?

Based on_____from the text, tell why_____ . (Justify)

Which would you choose/select _____? Tell why.

Which picture best represents the data?

Evaluate the effectiveness of _____ .

What evidence is there that _____? (Verify)