QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) is a reading comprehension strategy developed by Taffy Raphael that helps students answer questions by utilizing both textual information and their own background knowledge. It categorizes questions into four types: right there, think & search, author & me, and on my own, facilitating a better understanding of different question types. The strategy is particularly beneficial for NAPLAN assessments, appearing in over 70% of questions, and provides a structured teaching framework over ten days.

1. QAR
Question, Answer
Relationship

2. QAR
Developed by Taffy Raphael, QAR is a strategy
that students can use to help them to answer
comprehension questions on reading tests. It
allows them to use both text information and
background knowledge rather than focusing on just
one strategy.

3. Teaching students QAR allows them to see that
answers from a question will either come from the text
(in the book) or from what they already know (in my
head).

4. Students can then break these up
into 4 different types of questions.
Right There, Think & Search,
Author & Me, On My Own

6. Why is QAR beneficial
for NAPLAN?
Explicitly shows the relationship between questions
and answers
Allows students to recognise different types of
questions and how to answer them
Demonstrates to students that the text does not have
all the answers (right there questions)

7. QAR appears in over 70%
of NAPLAN questions?
6 Right Author & 2
questions There Me questions
17 Think & On My 1
questions Search own questions

8. How do I teach QAR?
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Introduce Explore through Right There Right There Think & Search
QAR shared reading Strategy Strategy Strategy
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
Think & Search Author & Me Author & Me On My Own All QAR
Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategies

9. For more information on
implementation, see QAR
Implementation
document.
http://comprehensionskills4naplan.wikispaces.com

10. For more information on
implementation, see QAR
Implementation
document.
http://comprehensionskills4naplan.wikispaces.com