Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach

Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach is a well­titled text. Beck and McKeown offer a refreshing alternative to the literal comprehension questions currently inundating basal reader anthologies and classroom reading instruction and assessment. Drawing on nearly 15 years of collaboration and research to support their assertions, the authors supply readers with a framework for engaging students with text in meaningful ways.