(3-8)
Research shows that teachers are asking their students far too many literal questions, while state and national assessments are focusing on questions that require higher-levels of thinking. This means teachers need to improve not only their students` comprehension and questioning skills but their own questioning skills as well. QAR is a comprehension strategy that can translate into success for everyone. This effective resource

• explains and demonstrates how to use QAR
• describes the 4 different types of question-answer relationships
• provides a 3-step process for teaching QAR
• demonstrates how to differentiate instruction and scaffold activities
• discusses the role of QAR in test preparation
• includes a CD with fully reproducible sample text and pictorial examples

Designed to transfer across the curriculum, the QAR strategy can be applied to all of your students` reading--from literature, social studies, and history to math and science. And once this happens, you`ll see some powerful learning take place!
(Gr. 3-8) 112 pp.