Inferring
Inferring is bringing together what is written and unwritten in text; what is already known by the reader to extract and construct meaning.
1. Rereading
Rereading, though a simple strategy, can help students find things that they may have missed during a first reading. The act of re-reading something also has the potential to help students identify and emphasize important words or phrases that need to be stored and recalled at a later point in time. Try using different variations of this strategies by reading the text out loud or having someone else read the text out loud.
2. Questioning
The act of questioning helps a reader clarify ideas in order to strengthen and deepen their understanding of a text or concept. It can often lead to exploring new perspectives and allows students to make sense of the world around them.
Modeling questioning skills may prove useful for students. Students find it hard to create or think of a question, have them start their question with "I wonder..." or "I want to know...". Inevitably, students will begin to move beyond using these question starters.
Don't be afraid to ask the "unanswerable"! These situations and questions can be enriching for both the student and the teacher.
To learn more about questioning go here.
Rereading, though a simple strategy, can help students find things that they may have missed during a first reading. The act of re-reading something also has the potential to help students identify and emphasize important words or phrases that need to be stored and recalled at a later point in time. Try using different variations of this strategies by reading the text out loud or having someone else read the text out loud.
2. Questioning
The act of questioning helps a reader clarify ideas in order to strengthen and deepen their understanding of a text or concept. It can often lead to exploring new perspectives and allows students to make sense of the world around them.
Modeling questioning skills may prove useful for students. Students find it hard to create or think of a question, have them start their question with "I wonder..." or "I want to know...". Inevitably, students will begin to move beyond using these question starters.
Don't be afraid to ask the "unanswerable"! These situations and questions can be enriching for both the student and the teacher.
To learn more about questioning go here.
3. Story Maps and Graphic Organizers
Story maps and graphic organizers can help students identify keep points within a text. By identifying certain aspects of a character by what they say, or do you can can make inferences and connections about the text. Below I have attached an example of a story map.
Story maps and graphic organizers can help students identify keep points within a text. By identifying certain aspects of a character by what they say, or do you can can make inferences and connections about the text. Below I have attached an example of a story map.
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