The QuIP strategy (questions into paragraphs) is used before, during and after reading. It improves comprehension of expository or informational texts. It provides a framework for initiating research, structuring writing and summarising as well developing higher order questioning skills. Explicitly teaching key reading comprehension and learning skills - making connections, self-questioning, visualising, inferring, determining importance, summarising, synthesising and self-monitoring - can help students become more purposeful, active readers, thinkers and learners.