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Does It Say That? Tensions In Teacher Questions When The Text Has The Final Say, Amy L. Boele

Amy Boele

Using sociocultural concepts of authoritative and dialogic discourse, the author sought to examine 5 thgrade teachers’ questioning practices during small group reading instruction to understand the differences between groups reading text on grade level and groups reading texts below grade level. The purpose was to also examine how questions functioned for students with learning disabilities. Qualitative observations, video and audio transcripts, and teacher interviews were used for the ethnographic and discourse analytic methods. Findings reveal how some questions that are designed to transfer responsibility of thought to the students can also work to maintain the location of knowledge within the …