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Reading Between the Lines: Understanding Inferences

In this one hour class, students will learn about inferencing. With 10 differentiated stories, students will practice two weeks worth of inferencing in this one class. They will learn this important tool that they can apply in school!
Ms Kay
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4.9
Number of reviews:
(100)
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What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 4
We've all been there at some point, a blank-faced child stares back at us in response to our question and states “I don’t know. It doesn't tell us in the story.” Usually this response has been incited by an inferential question, but what exactly is inference?

Inference can be defined as the process of drawing of a conclusion based on the available evidence plus previous knowledge and experience. In teacher-speak, inference questions are the types of questions that involve reading between the lines. Students are required to make an educated guess, as the answer will not be stated explicitly. Students must use clues from the text, coupled with their own experiences, to draw a logical conclusion.

Students begin the process of learning to read with simple decoding. From there, they work towards full comprehension of the text by learning to understand what has been said, not only through what is explicitly stated on the page,  but also through what the writer has implied. It is this ability to read what has been implied that the term inference refers to and what we will be learning in this class. 

Topics: 
What is inferencing?
Why is it important? 
How do we know if we're correct?
Reading the clues?
Practical Experience through story excerpts
Learning Goals
Students will leave the class with a thorough understanding of what inferences are and how to make them. They will have lots of experience making inferences and finding the information in the text that will provide back up for their inference.
learning goal

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Supply List
Google Slides for presentation. 
Story excerpts from various stories and teacher-made stories
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
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Right now, I am on a break from teaching but I hope to return at some point.

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Meets once
50 min

Completed by 25 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
3-8 learners per class

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