Welcome to Unit 7: Inferential Comprehension Instructional Routines of the Online Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy (OTALA) Module 2: Generating Questions to Monitor Comprehension, Level 2.

There are four sections in this module:

1.     Overview
2.     “Putting it Together” Questions: An Introduction
3.     “Putting it Together” Questions: Modeling
4.     Scaffolding and Creating Ownership

Each section consists of presentation videos along with related activities to complete. You may download a copy of the module handouts as well as a transcript of the video by clicking on the links below.

Handouts
Transcript

The total time required to complete this module is approximately 30 minutes. The module may be completed at your own pace. You may complete all four sections in a single session, or you may log in multiple times as you work through the information and activities.

This section gives an overview of the module objectives and provides research data on the importance of teaching students question generation. Please click to download and print Handout 1: TEKS/ELPS/CCRS Connections prior to watching this presentation video. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

Click play on the video when you're ready to begin.

This section introduces the routine for teaching students to generate Level 2, or “putting it together” questions. Please click to download and print Handout 2: Generating “Putting it Together” Questions prior to watching this presentation video. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

Click play on the video when you're ready to begin.

This section explores how to model generating “putting it together” questions for students. Please click to download and print Handout 3: “Poisons on our Planet” and Handout 4: “Putting it Together” Question Card prior to watching this presentation video. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

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This section outlines both how to foster students’ independent use of the routine as well as how to scaffold for more difficult texts. Please click to download and print Handout 5: Scaffolding Level 2 Questions and Handout 6: Student Log for Self-Generated Questions prior to watching this presentation video. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

Click play on the video when you're ready to begin.