Vocabulary
When making an inference or drawing a conclusion, readers are often making an __________ guess.
educated
Carefully, Annie held the tool and got ready to pound the nail into the board.
What is being used?
What is the object?
What is the object? A hammer
When the power went out, I could not see my hand in front of my face.
What time of the day is this?
Night-time
Great readers who look for clues in the text to draw conclusions or make predictions are called this.
Detectives
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Inference
The teacher tells everyone to clear their desks and take out a pencil. What is likely to happen next in this classroom?
The students will be taking a test.
This thing keeps going faster and faster, up and down, over and around. It tickles my tummy. The girls behind me are screaming. Where am I?
Good readers use pictures, text, graphs, and _____________ knowledge to make inferences.
background
Valentine's Day
Understand to mean.
Interpret.
Jimmy looked out over the overgrown yard with disgust as he leaned over to crank up the engine.
What is the occupation or job?
What is the character’s purpose?
Occupation: Landscaper, Lawn Man
Purpose: Cut the grass
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Contrary
Sara began to cry when she opened up her report card.
What is the problem here?
What might be a solution?
Problem: Bad grades
Solution: Try harder
Carlos felt himself shaking as the coach handed him the Most Valuable Player trophy and shook his hand.
What feelings can you see here?
What is the mood of this text?
Feelings: Excitement
Mood: Proud or happy
Great readers ask themselves these all the time.
Questions
Great readers determine this about unknown words.
meanings
The mother bird flew down and snatched up the worm into her beak and flew up toward the nest.
What is happening here?
What is taking place?
Happening: The bird captured her prey.
Taking place: The bird is eating or the bird is feeding her babies.
The monkeys swung on their tree limbs, the elephants sprayed themselves with water, and the lions roared loudly.
What group of people or things is this sentence referring to?
Animals
A clue that good readers use to draw conclusions is. (hint: another word for feelings)
emotions
Author's do not always explicitly say what's going on in a story. Instead, they sometimes do this.
Imply