What is the QAR reading comprehension strategy?

Answer 1

developed by professor Taffy Rafael at University of Illinois at Chicago, and used widely in Illinois school districts, it is a questioning technique students are taught to apply to their reading, for active reading. There are 4 kinds of QAR questions: Right there (answer can be found by placing a finger on it in the text), Think and Search (answer can be found across several paragraphs, or pages, of text), Author and Me (answer is suggested in the text but requires the reader's background knowledge or ability to infer, and On my Own (answer is related to the topic of the text but not found in the text per se - it is an extension). Helping students get the habit of creating these questions, and classifying the kinds of questions on state reading exams, improved their reading scores.

Answer 2

QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) is a reading comprehension strategy that helps students understand the relationship between different types of questions and the information they need to answer them. It categorizes questions into four types: Right There, Think and Search, Author and Me, and On My Own, which promotes critical thinking and deeper understanding of texts. By identifying the type of question being asked, students can approach reading with a clearer focus on what information they need to find to answer accurately.