Teach Explicitly--I do, You Watch & ListenPosted on December 02, 2019Best-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 TrackPosted on November 19, 2019Sometimes 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 InferringPosted on November 12, 2019When making inferences, readers put together details and analyze them, applying their background knowledge. The trouble is, many students require teachers to provide extra...
Helping Students Identify the Main Idea of Any TextPosted on March 03, 2011When 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 StructurePosted on March 11, 2014Authors 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 InferencePosted on January 17, 2017Making 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.
