Storytelling and QAR Strategies
• Provides a wide range of stories for grades 3-8 that teach good character traits and also a taxonomy with which to help students uncover deeper meanings• Defines QAR as a reading comprehension strategy• Enables the teaching of higher-order thinking skills through QAR• Reviews the reading research connected with QAR as a successful builder of student reading, listening, and comprehension skills• Stories for grades 3–8, separated by grade level• Questions for each QAR strategy for each story• Worksheets, organizers, and activities"The great value of this book is the depth and quality of its ready-made lessons, which will meet many mandated curriculum objectives. In this high-stakes testing environment, Hostmeyer and Kinsella have produced an array of meaningful activities that support the importance of storytelling in classrooms and libraries."-School Library Journal