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Teach Explicitly--I do, You Watch & Listen

Posted on December 02, 2019

Best-practice instruction requires that teachers provide Think Alouds. More than just telling students what to do, this is when the teacher shares her expert thinking to reveal...

Prompt Readers When Their Inferences are Off Track

Posted on November 19, 2019

Sometimes students draw conclusions about the text that are way off track. In these instances, rather than telling students the correct answer, guide them to see their own...

Activate Background Knowledge When Inferring

Posted on November 12, 2019

When making inferences, readers put together details and analyze them, applying their background knowledge. The trouble is, many students require teachers to provide extra...

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Teach Explicitly--I do, You Watch & Listen

Posted on December 02, 2019

Best-practice instruction requires that teachers provide Think Alouds. More than just telling students what to do, this is when the teacher shares her expert thinking to reveal...

Prompt Readers When Their Inferences are Off Track

Posted on November 19, 2019

Sometimes students draw conclusions about the text that are way off track. In these instances, rather than telling students the correct answer, guide them to see their own...

Activate Background Knowledge When Inferring

Posted on November 12, 2019

When making inferences, readers put together details and analyze them, applying their background knowledge. The trouble is, many students require teachers to provide extra...

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Helping Students Identify the Main Idea of Any Text

Posted on March 03, 2011

When teaching students about main idea, scaffold your instruction. Students need to first learn how to identify the concrete and literal before they can determine the inferential....

Teach Readers to Discern Text Structure

Posted on March 11, 2014

Authors organize their information intentionally. They present their ideas in an organized pattern. This is called text structure. Understanding text structure empowers readers....

Follow 5 Steps to Make an Inference

Posted on January 17, 2017

Making an inference is a result of a process. It requires reading a text, noting specific details, and then putting those details together to achieve a new understanding.

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