Making Inferences When Reading

Making Inferences When Reading

1. How do you teach students to make inferences when reading?

   • Explicit Modeling
     • Mini-Lessons
     • Think-Alouds
   • Question Asking
     • What event or action in the text led you to feel that way?
     • What in the text helped you identify the meaning of that unknown word?

2. Why teach students to make inferences when reading?

   • Develop higher-order thinking skills
   • Make connections with the text
   • Actively interact with the text

3. When can students employ their inference-making skills?

   • Small Groups
     • Literature Circle
   • Individually
     • Vocabulary Activities
   • Whole Group
     • "What is in my bag?"

4. What does it mean to make an inference when reading?

   • Utilizing background knowledge and text-based evidence to make assumptions about a given text
   • There are several different types of inferences that can be made when reading
     • Meaning of unknown words
     • Character personalities, motives, actions
     • Author's message and/ or bias