Teaching QAR is probably the best way to do this. At a workshop for our state test, the trainer said that if one taught QAR, the students would likely do well on the comprehension portion. Scholastic has a decent book on QAR. I always (naturally) tie it into my questioning and inferring units. One activity we do uses Fly Away Home as an anchor text. I read a portion aloud, modeling questioning. Then I continue reading and sharing my thinking, but also have students do turn and talk and share their questions. I record them in my notebook and then I type them into the computer and section them so they can be cut apart. The next day, I introduce the different types of questions in QAR. We look at our questions, and sort a few of them. Then I have them partner up, give them a copy of the text, and divvy up the questions. They work to sort the questions by type. They share their decisions, which always leads to wonderful discussions. This takes a few days, but it really gets my students thinking, and helps them identify inferrential questions vs. literal.
Sorry this is so rambling. Hope it makes some sense! Lisa 2/3 IL ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
