| Dads should ask lots of questions, but stay away | | | | • Why? Asking 'Why?' is an all-purpose way to |
| from too many teacher-type questions that | | | | encourage question to think. |
| make read aloud time into a test. | | | | Please notice how these questions differ from the |
| Here are some questions they might ask: | | | | types of questions that often appear on tests. |
| • What is your opinion? | | | | Those test questions ask children to supply |
| • What would you do in this situation? | | | | information that is in the book. For example, in |
| • How are you similar to or different from | | | | Hazel's Puppy, the story tells us that the puppy is |
| ______ (a character in the book)? | | | | black. A test type of question would be "What |
| • What did you learn from this part of the | | | | color is the puppy?" We are not asking the |
| book? | | | | question because we want to know what color |
| • What else would you like to read on this | | | | the puppy is. We read it in the book. We are |
| same topic? (for non-fiction) | | | | asking the color of the dog to test if children |
| • Has anything like that ever happened to | | | | understand and remember what is in the book. |
| you? | | | | As children's reading ability improves, they may |
| • Have you ever seen something like that? | | | | want to read aloud with us, starting off with just |
| • What does this remind you of? | | | | saying a word or two that they recognize. Read |
| • How did you feel when we read about | | | | aloud time can be a special time in dad's |
| _________ (a particular event or piece of | | | | relationship with their kids. |
| information in the book)? | | | | Are these test-type questions the kind that |
| • What do you think about this character? | | | | people ask each other in normal conversation? Of |
| • Are you enjoying the book? | | | | course, they are NOT. |
| • Who else might like to read this book? | | | | |