Sorry...I meant...inferences that can be confirmed!!! Jennifer L. Palmer Instructional Facilitator, National Board Certified Teacher (EC Gen) Magnolia Elementary School 901 Trimble Road, Joppa, MD 21085 Phone: (410) 612-1553 Fax: (410) 612-1576 In EVERY child...a touch of GREATNESS!!! Proud of our Title One School!
________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+jennifer.palmer=hcps....@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Palmer, Jennifer Sent: Mon 6/13/2011 8:13 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Cc: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Prediction vs. Inference Yes. I think of predictions as inferences that can be inferred Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2011, at 8:00 PM, "Domina.Natasha" <domina.nata...@north-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote: > It's interesting to think about articulating the difference. > I was thinking that predicting should draw on your background knowledge too, > but predictions are more focused on what will happen--information you'll find > out later--whereas inferences could also be about something in the text now, > that the author has only hinted about. > > Natasha > >
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