Transcript QAR Question-Answer Relationships A Framework To Help

QAR
Question-Answer Relationships
Grades 1-5
Burlington County Academy
September 28, 2007
What is QAR?
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It is a framework developed by Taffy
Rafael that helps students figure out
how to go about answering questions
based on a given text.
It is a way to improve literacy
instruction.
Why use QAR?
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It provides a language for all to use
Organizes instruction
Encourages students to think about what
they are reading
Valuable approach for test preparation
4 Types of
Comprehension Questions
QARs
Right There
Think &
Search
Author &
Me
On My
Own
“Right There”
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Explicit meaning
The answer is in one
place
Often the words from
the question and the
answer are in the
same sentence
“Reading the lines”
“Think and Search”
 Answers are found in
the text but not in one
place
 Students must read
entire text to find
answer
 Information must be
connected
“Author and Me”
The answer is not in
the text
 Students must use
text clues and what
they know to
generate an answer
 “Reading between
the lines”
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“On My Own”
The answer comes
from prior knowledge
 Can be answered
without the text
 Answers are opinions,
evaluations, or
judgments
 “reading beyond the
lines”
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Samples for Each Type of QAR for
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Potter 1955)
taken from Guided Reading A How-To For All Grades by Bonnie Burns
Comprehension Level
Description
Sample Questions
Right There/Literal
The answer to these
questions are the easiest
level of comprehension.
Answers can be found right
in the text in one location.
Where
did Mrs. Rabbit tell her children
not to go?
Who are Peter’s brothers and sisters?
Think and Search/
Literal Rearranged
The answers to these
questions are explicitly
stated but are not found all
in one location.
What
Author and Me/
Inferential
The answers to these
questions are based on the
text but also use past
experiences & common
sense. They must be
probable answers not just
wild guesses.
Was
On My Own/
Critical
The answers to these
questions are not found in
the text. They are questions
of opinion, evaluation, or
judgment.
What
happened after Mr. McGregor first
saw Peter?
Where were all the places that Peter hid
from Mr. McGregor?
Peter just naughty or curious?
When the old mouse could not tell Peter
where the gate was, why do you think
Peter started to cry?
might happen if you go into
someone’s garden without permission?
Should children be punished when they
disobey their parents?