Vary the kinds of questions you ask students and encourage them to use higher order thinking skills in responding and asking questions.
http://kms.sdcoe.net/differ/150/version/default/part/AttachmentData/data/s3_questioningstrategies_1.pdf
Learning Strategies Database-Muskingum.edu
Reciprocal Questioning, Questioning to Increase Understanding, and Reflective Questioning
Use this resource to assist teachers in creating their district or site Questioning Toolkit
The strategy was originally developed by Beck, McKeown, Hamilton, and Kucan (1997).
McLaughlin and Allen describe QtA as “a text-based instructional format that helps students build a deeper understanding of texts by learning to query the author.”