WHAT IS IT? The Question-Answer Relationships strategy is an instructional framework developed by Raphael (1982,1986) used to teach striving readers and writers the different types of questions and how to answer them. Raphael suggested that questions could be categorized based on where the answer could be found: in the book or in my head. InContinue reading “Question-Answer Relationships (QARs)”
Category Archives: Comprehension
Sentence Combining
WHAT IS IT? Sentence combining is a strategy that helps students produce and comprehend complex sentences (Saddler, 2007, as cited in Caldwell & Leslie, 2013, p.249). When using the sentence combining strategy, teachers should use deconstructed sentences from texts students read in class. Teachers will use these texts to create kernel sentences, or simple sentencesContinue reading “Sentence Combining”
Comprehension
What is it? According to the RAND Reading Study Group (2002), comprehension is “the process of simultaneously extracting and constructing meaning through interaction and involvement with written language” (p.11). Comprehension is a complex process that is influenced by the reader and the social cultural context. The graphic below was taken from the article, “What EveryContinue reading “Comprehension”
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