Select a few questions to begin a dialogue. You do not  need to use all of these questions. These conference questions can be put on chart paper and posted in your classroom library.

• Tell me what your book was about.
• Why did you select this book?
• Was your book hard or easy to read?
• What made your book hard or easy?
• Would you select a book on this topic again?
• Would you like to read another book by this author?
• What genre is your book? (romance, adventure, science fiction, biography, and so on)
• Would you say this is a good book? Rate it on a scale of 1-10.
• What made it a good book or a poor book for you?
• Think about books you've read recently, how would you rate them compared to this one?
• How did the author make this book scary, funny, mysterious, and so on?
• Would you recommend this to other people to read? Why?
• Who in your class might like to read this book?
• Have you read any other books by this author? If so, how does this book compare?
• Who is the main character of the story? Tell me about him or her.
• Is this book similar to any others you have read? How?
• Which were the best parts of the story for you?
• Would you like to know one of the characters in the story personally? Why?
• Did you learn anything that you didn’t know before? What did you learn?
• Do you know anyone who is similar to a character in the story?
• Do you think the author had a message to teach you through this book?
• Describe the setting of the story. Have you ever been anywhere like it?
• Learn more about putting these questions for teacher or peer reading conferences to good use by clicking on the grade specific resource links below.