West Junior High School
Staff Development
Modified by Brenda Windsor
2008
Just because a student may
struggle to read the text does
not mean he/she can’t think.
Many students try to answer
questions using ONLY
information from the text.
Other students try to answer
questions using ONLY their
background knowledge.
Three Levels of Text Processing
• Literal – getting the facts as stated in a
text.
• Inferential – requires readers to
determine an appropriate answer drawn
from the text and their prior knowledge.
• Critical – requires readers to think
beyond what is stated in the text. Readers
draw information from their prior
knowledge to derive plausible answers.
Q.Question
A.Answer
R. Relationships
Question-Answer Relationships
Right There – Text explicit
Think & Search – Text implicit
Author & Me – Text implicit/experienced based
On My Own – experienced based
Question-Answer Relationships
Right There – The answer is directly
stated in the text. In fact, the words
from the question and the answer are
included in the same sentence.
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
What do I love to do?
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
What do I love to do? My Homework
Question-Answer Relationships
Think & Search- The answer is in the
text, but the words from the question
and the answer are not in the same
sentence.
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
How do I feel when I do what my teacher
says I should?
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
How do I feel when I do what my teacher
says I should? So good
Question-Answer Relationships
Author & Me- The answer is not in the
text, but the text provides information
to use in the answer.
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
Where are they taking me?
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me feel
so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher
says I should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss a
day. I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
Where are they taking me? Hospital,
Mental facility, etc. (answer must make sense and be
supported by the text)
Question-Answer Relationships
On My Own- The answer is not in the
text; it must come from the reader’s
own experiences.
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me
feel so good.
I love to do exactly as my teacher says I
should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss
a day.
I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
Why is homework an important part of
school?
I Love to Do My Homework
I love to do my homework, it makes me feel
so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher
says I should.
I love to do my homework, I never miss a
day. I even love the men in white who are
taking me away.
Why is homework an important part of
school? It helps you learn new concepts,
Gives the teacher an idea of how well you
understand the concept, etc.
Jerry picked up his bat, ball, and his
glove. He went to the playing field.
Some boys were already hitting and
catching fly ball.
1. What did Jerry pick up?
2. Where did Jerry go?
3. What game is Jerry going to play?
4. What is your favorite game?