QAR (Question-ANswer Relationship)
The purpose of the QAR strategy is help student understand the relationship between the question and the answer. Without the QAR strategy, when students answer questions, they usually rely on their prior knowledge or the text, but rarely make connections between the two. According to Reading Rockets, "The question–answer relationship (QAR) strategy helps students understand the different types of questions."
According to page 84 of Dr. Mimi Miller and Nancy Veatch in their 2011 book entitled Literacy in Context (LinC): Choosing Instructional Strategies to Teach Reading in Content Areas for Students Grades 5-12, "QAR teaches students to identify and then answer questions that can either be found “in the book” or “in their heads.” Answers “in the book” are either Right There or Think and Search. Right There questions can be found in single sentences in the book, and Think and Search questions can be pieced together from different sections of text. Answers “in your head” can either be called Author and You or On My Own. Author and You questions ask students to make an inference based on prior knowledge and details from the text. On My Own answers can be crafted without even reading the text." Common Core Standard
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. |
Video Examples
Teacher talks about the strategy with students and tries to help them better understand the strategy prior to using the reading strategy with the class.
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Short and to the point example of the teachers using QAR with students.
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Miller and Veatch's 2011 Guide to:
QAR (Question -Answer Relationship)
1. Choose a content area passage of text that is appropriately leveled.
2. Activate and build background knowledge and read aloud, modeling fluency and vocabulary strategies. Encourage the use of graphic organizers or summarization during and/or after reading.
3. Think aloud while reading the questions with students and label the questions with the QAR categories.
4. Write aloud while modeling how to respond in writing to the questions.
5. Move students away from modeling, into guided and independent practice with QAR until students become proficient.
2. Activate and build background knowledge and read aloud, modeling fluency and vocabulary strategies. Encourage the use of graphic organizers or summarization during and/or after reading.
3. Think aloud while reading the questions with students and label the questions with the QAR categories.
4. Write aloud while modeling how to respond in writing to the questions.
5. Move students away from modeling, into guided and independent practice with QAR until students become proficient.
Examples
Resources
Beyersdorfer, J. (2015). QARs + tables = successful comprehension of math word problems. Retrieved from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/qars-tables-successful-comprehension-151.html
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Reading Rockets. (2015). Quesiont-answer relationship (QAR). Retrieved from http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php#
TeacherVision. (2015). Intermediate question-answer relationships. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plan/reading-comprehension/48702.html
Teacher Track, The. (2011). Reading strategy -- QAR. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsud7AQWva8
Beyersdorfer, J. (2015). QARs + tables = successful comprehension of math word problems. Retrieved from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/qars-tables-successful-comprehension-151.html
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Reading Rockets. (2015). Quesiont-answer relationship (QAR). Retrieved from http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php#
TeacherVision. (2015). Intermediate question-answer relationships. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plan/reading-comprehension/48702.html
Teacher Track, The. (2011). Reading strategy -- QAR. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsud7AQWva8