Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

02.07.14 On Evidence Based Questioning

We often ask students to cite evidence to support conclusions, especially in reading classes.  But it struck us recently how many different ways students need to be able to use evidence.  For example, sometimes you have to quote directly and sometimes you have to paraphrase; sometimes you get to give your conclusion and your evidence and…