Making an Inference:



Making an Inference:

What does reading between the lines really mean?

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Presented by: Latoya Terry

What does making an inference mean?

❖ Observable Clues + Background Knowledge= Discern a Message that is not explicitly expressed

❖ Integrating text clues and prior knowledge

❖ Making an inference is often integrated with other reading skills like making connections and predicting.

Why is it important to teach students to make inferences?

❖ Inferential thinking is critical to reading comprehension.

❖ Much of what students read will have messages that are not directly stated but are implied.

❖ Teaching students to make an inference helps with overall comprehension and results in greater engagement with texts.

❖ Students who skillfully make inferences have greater metacognitive abilities and are more likely to understand advanced literary concepts that are introduced.

Why is it difficult for many students to make inferences from their reading?

❖ Problems with connectivity in the brain

❖ Lack of prior knowledge

❖ Struggles with integrating prior knowledge with information presented in texts

❖ Utilize inappropriate background knowledge

❖ Memory weaknesses

What are challenges teachers encounter when teaching students to make inferences?

❖ Defining inference

❖ Providing appropriate scaffolding

❖ Helping students use the skill independently

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