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Asking Questions is one of the main Reading Comprehension strategies used by good readers. Asking questions usually pertains to text, but a great way to practise is to apply this skill to photos. After teaching lessons on "asking proper questions", these sheets are used to enhance and hone those skills. Asking questions comes in three tiers: Tier 3   (Why do you think the butterfly landed on that flower?) Involves multiple answersDiscussion involved (Debate possible)Uses SCHEMAMust use clues

Students learn how to add up nutrient totals when servings of food don't equal 1. For example, if we have 2 bowls of cereal, or double the amount of chips during a movie, people need to be aware that their nutrients are doubling what it says on the label. Practising this skill over and over again will make it intuitive for student to apply this skill in the future naturally.

I use an acronym called POLMSE in order to get my students to complete word problems properly. It stands for: P - pick out important information O - Organize it properly L - Label everything M - Math (Do the math) S - Write a sentence E - Do and Extra problem (usually enhances the original question) The trouble is finding the questions all the time that allow a gradual increase in difficulty and also in the amount of steps necessary to fully answer a given problem. The idea is that the question