Reader's Workshop - Inferring

Inferring

Inferring is the process of creating meaning from text. It combines our prior knowledge (schema) with what is read. When readers infer, they create meaning that is not stated explicitly in the text. The reader "reads between the lines" to pick up on clues provided by the author in order to extract meaning. When readers infer, they draw conclusions, make predictions, create interpretations, make connections, and think critically about the text. Inferring allows the reader to extend their comprehension beyond literal understanding.

Questions to Reveal Thinking:

After reading the title, what do you predict the story will be about? How did making a prediction help you as a reader?
Can you share with the class how sometimes our predictions sometimes come out different from we originally thought?
What message do you think the author wanted you to understand?
How does inferring help you see and understand what you read?

Language for Drawing Inferences:

I predict . . .
I think that . . .
My guess is . . .
That's just what I thought . . .
My conclusion here is . .

Files for Inferring

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Trade Books for Inferring (Reading Lady)
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Inferring Poster (Oxford Elementary)
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Graphic Organizer: Predict, Read, Check
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Graphic Organizer: Two Column Notes
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Graphic Organizer: Two Column Notes with Quotes

Graphic Organizer: Two Column Notes with Quotes
- Big Al
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Graphic Organizer: Two Column Notes with Quotes
- The Jellybean Principal
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Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary

Poster: Inferring

Anchor Chart: Inferring (Accidental Teaching)

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