Critical Reading Skills Series: The Sweetest Fig

This is a one-time class in a series of classes I teach on critical reading skills. Try one out and when you’re happy with the results, sign your child up for all the rest! Take all NINE classes, and I’ll refund you 50% for the 9th class! These classes are fun, engaging, and will improve your child’s reading comprehension. 

In this specific class, we will focus on the critical reading skill of inferencing. We will discuss what an inference is and how to infer using the clues that the author gives us along with our background knowledge to draw conclusions. During the read aloud of The Sweetest Fig by William Chris Van Allsburg, I will model how to ask make inferences. After the read aloud, we will complete the graphic organizers and discuss the inferences we were able to make. These worksheets will be posted in the classroom and it is vital that students have these printouts to participate in the class. If time allows, after the graphic organizers are complete, we will do a craft to go along with the book. Depending on timing of the lesson and the pace of the learners in the class, the craft may need to be finished after class at the parent’s discretion. 

*Students need to be able to read and write independently to be able to participate in this class. 
Supplies: Print outs from classroom, pencil, white paper, crayons/colored pencils