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• The Art of Questioning (Moss, 2000)
  Read this excerpt, Chapter 5 in Literary Discussion in the Elementary School by Joy F. Moss (2002) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) ISBN 0-8141-2963-3 No. 29633 The kinds of questions used to promote reader response to literature before reading, diring reading, and in a post-reading discussion help students to experience literacy analysis, appreciate the craft of authors and artists, and encourage students to find conections and make meaning