Re: [Channel-talkhslit] Inquiry method

Cliff, I am forced to withdraw from course right now (health emergency in family is eating all my time); certainly hope to find you enrolled in another course some time down the road, as your comments show real insight.

"Smith, Clifford" <smithc@mpsd.k12.wi.us> wrote:
Inquiry, I believe, is always utilized when starting a read in any genre and on any subject. A reader uses past experiences and past knowledge to question his concerns. Reading Baldwin?s ?The Fire Next Time? spurred for me such questions as what is meant by ?next time? and ?what times came before??. Re-reading Baldwin also spurred me to retrieve his book, If Beale Street Could Talk and try to formulate questions based on what I could remember (after 20+ years) of the book. These generated questions provided a sense of wanting to know more and to pursue those activities that would help provide answers/insights.

Young readers when embarking on new, unfamiliar subject matter are frequently reluctant to formulate questions even reluctant to hazard dialogue about the reading. Teachers then by manipulating the discussion and incorporating immediate student concerns, student relationships to the subject and other student connections can initiate student participation.

Cliff Smith

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