I have a picture of a little boy who is sitting on the sidewalk holding
his knee, crying. His tricycle is on the ground beside him upside down.
They take turns telling me exactly what they see in the picture and I record
it. We discuss each thing and whether or not we can actually see t
I learned a great method from a colleague to illustrate what it means to
infer. This is best done in small groups, perfect for targeted mini
lessons. I took a simple picture, such as a tree, teddy bear, bus, etc.
Without showing the group the picture, I taped a piece of paper over it.
Then bit by
Info from text + what we know about the world = new idea (inference)
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For me The Raft would be the next step. It is not as transparent for
inferring as Dear Juno. In The Raft the question is what clues does the
author give that leads the reader think that the raft belongs to the
grandmother. The Raft was the anchor text that my students used when they
needed t
Wordless picture books, like Good Dog, Carl are great to use!
Carol
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have on bb several situations that can be inferred eg a car with its engine
running and driver door is open in a big box mall. one inference i had was a
person had their bill blown away and ran after it in case they had return a
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Large poster sized photos showing kids in different situations are great to
Use when beginning the discussion of inferring.
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what is the raft
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For me The Raft wo
