1. It’s all about Comprehension! The QAR Question Answer Relationship

4. QAR Question Answer Relationship QAR is a way to help students figure out how to go about answering questions based on all content area text

7. QAR for Social Studies and Science Q-A R Question-Answer Relationship I N T H E B O O K I N M Y H E A D Right There Answer is found in one sentence in the Social Studies or Science Text or a primary source document Author and You To answer the question use the information in the text or primary source with specific details and historic/scientific background Think and Search Need to look in different sentences in the Social or Science textbook or documents On Your Own Answer comes from your knowledge of history or science

9. Right There “ Right There” questions require you to go back to the text and find the correct information to answer the question. These are sometimes called literal questions because the correct answer can be found in one place in the text. “ Right There” questions sometimes include the words, “According to the text…” “How many…” “Who is…” “Where is…” “What is…”

11. Think and Search “ Think and Search” questions usually require you to think about how ideas or information in the text are related. You will need to look back at the text, find the information that the question refers to, and then think about how the information or ideas fit together. The information may be in multiple places in the text. “ Think and Search” questions sometimes include the words, “ The main idea of the passage…” “What caused…” “Compare/contrast…”

13. Author and You “ Author and You” questions require you to use ideas and information that are not stated directly in the text to answer the question. These questions require you to think about what you have read and formulate your own ideas or opinions. “ Author and You” questions sometimes include the words, “The author implies…” “The passage suggests…” “The speaker’s attitude..,”

15. On Your Own “ On Your Own” questions can be answered using your background knowledge on a topic. This type of question is the most infrequent question on tests of reading comprehension because it does not require you to refer to the text. “ On Your Own” questions sometimes include the words, “In your opinion…” Based on your experience…” “Think about someone or something you know…”

26. Bloom’s Taxonomy

28. “ The researchers recommended that each strategy be taught with singular focus, over a long period of time, to students from kindergarten through twelfth grade and beyond, and that teachers model and students practice the strategies with a variety of texts. If teachers focused their attention on a strategy, beginning with a great deal of modeling and gradually releasing responsibility (Gallagher and Pearson, 1983) to the children to practice it independently, the researchers believed students could actually be taught to think differently as they read.” From Mosaic of Thought by Ellin Keene THE FIRST STEP TO SUCCESSFUL COMPREHENSION QAR

29. WOW! (Working on the Work) Where do we go from here?