Making Inferences in Reading Comprehension
In this video, I explain how to make inferences while reading. I compare inferences and deductions and explain how they differ. I provide you with a few examples of how you can make inferences about daily life, daily conversations, and literature.
Making inferences helps readers develop a connection with the book and also have a back-and-forth dialogue with the text. Good readers draw upon their background information and prior knowledge to make inferences and interpret the text.
We found leveled texts on this free website for classroom instruction:
https://english-e-reader.net/
Here is the link to the interactive Kahoot with the embedded PowerPoint:
https://create.kahoot.it/share/making...
In breakout rooms, consider doing an activity on padlet like this one: Have students read the dialogue and listen to the audio of the dialogue. Then, they can record themselves reading the dialogue. Next, they can record their answers to the questions and infer information from the dialogue. Lastly, they can create and record their own dialogues and have their classmates infer information from them.
https://padlet.com/movingenglishlesso...
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