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Build Mastery: Making Inferences

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Do your youngsters realize that they are constantly making inferences? Expose this inner process by bringing out the book they will be reading. Ask scholars what they think the plan is, and explain that their answers are the product of context clues and prior experience. They complete a graphic organizer while reading, coming up with three inferences. For each, readers record context clues and prior knowledge. Be sure to explain that their inferences need not be correct, simply logical. Model this before independent practice. There are questions here to drive thinking further; use them!

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key details, details, context clues, fiction, inferences, nonfiction

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context clues, fiction, inference, nonfiction, prior knowledge, read, text, key details, w.2.8, english language arts
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Differentiated Instruction
Technology
Projection
Year
2008
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