NEW STRATEGY- DIRECTED INQUIRY

Overview of Directed Inquiry

In the previous sessions, participants were instructed to ask questions to facilitate reading and the construction of meaning. These questions were generated randomly based on the title and pictures and the reflections of the readers. The point was made that these question categories serve as advance organizers to enhance both comprehension and recall. Session Three focuses on making connections between the who, what, when, where, why and how Self-Questioning question types (which were emphasized in Sessions One and Two) and the Directed Inquiry strategy (Burns and Roe, 1988) as aids to retelling.

Directed Inquiry is a technique in which purposes for reading are set after previewing the story but before actually reading the content by generating predictions through the application of the five w and the h questions. The introduction of the concept of Directed Inquiry helps support and reinforce the use of the Self-Questioning technique introduced earlier.

General Objectives:

1. to facilitate comprehension and recall.
   
   
2. to enhance long term memory.
   
   
3. to encourage thinking while reading.
   
   
4. to place reading within a social context.