Here is a simple reading comprehension strategy we are currently learning in my 2nd and 3rd grade ELA small groups. This comprehension strategy was developed by well-known reading researchers Fisher and Frey. It involves students to think about their thinking (metacognition) to assess what kind of question they are asked and how to answer it. QAR promotes reading comprehension as it also teaches students how to ask questions about their reading and how to find the answers.
There are two types of questions directly in the text. Right There (RT) questions are right there in the text in one place. For RT questions, the question and answer usually have the same wording. Think and Search (TS) questions involve putting together more than clue from the text to answer the question. TS questions usually involve summarizing for main idea or finding examples from the text in more than one place. We are a little more flexible with defining Author and Me (AM) questions because they do involve students to read and understand the text, but also use their thinking brain. These questions usually demand students to infer after reading. These questions might also ask students to form an opinion after reading the text, just like the writing tests. On my Own (OMO) questions are pretty rare on tests, but they can certainly exist. We usually see these questions on journal entries. These questions can be answered without reading the text(s). For more information, please visit the Reading Rockets link.
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