Reading Apprenticeship at TCC: Question Answer Relationships
Question Answer Relationships (QAR) - Definition and Use
Question Answer Relationships (QAR) was developed by Taffy Raphael to help students learn how to answer questions based on what is actually found in the text as well as using their own background knowledge.
The QAR routine can visibly show students the relationships between questions and answers and that the answers (and where the answers can be found!) are related to the type of question being asked.
There are four types of questions:
- Right There - Question and answer are found in the same sentence.
- Think and Search - Answer is in the text but student needs to look in several places to find the answer.
- Author and You - Answer is not in the text. Student combines what they know from the text with their own knowledge.
- On My Own - Answer is not in the text and student can answer question from their own knowledge without reading the text.
QAR can also be used with websites and media formats.
QAR Websites
- Guided Comprehension: Self-Questioning Using Question Answer RelationshipsFrom the International Reading Association (IRA) and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)'s website http://readwritethink.org
- Question-Answer Relationship (QAR)AdLit.org
- ReadingQuest Strategies: Question Answer RelationshipsFrom Raymond Jones' ReadingQuest.org: Making Sense in Social Studies website.
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