Reading Strategies

Inferencing
You make an inference by using text clues plus
your own background knowledge to figure out
something that the author doesn’t tell you.
Steph Westwood 2017
 Reading Strategies
Inferencing
Based on…….
I conclude …….
It could be that………
The character said ………. I think he/she
felt……..
I think he/she said ……. Because……..
Steph Westwood 2017
The clues made me think……….
 Reading Strategies
Inferencing
• Based on what I can see and what I know, I think . . .
• This information makes me think . . .
• This evidence suggests . . .
• That is probably why . . .
• I can figure out that …...
• Perhaps…
Steph Westwood 2017
It could be that...
 You make an Drawing inferences
inference
by using text clues
plus your own background knowledge
to figure out something that the author
doesn’t tell you.

Use your background knowledge WITH the

information you have in order to draw a
conclusion.

What questions do you have after viewing this film clip?

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences
What questions
come to mind when
you see this image ?

I observe……..
I’d guess that before
this …….
I predict
What will happen
next is …...

Add your thoughts

on the next slide

Photo credit: http://sciencenotebooking.blogspot.com.au/2010/08/picture-of-day-activity.html

 Drawing inferences - Fact & Opinions

Observations Inferences

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
(What do you See? )

I’d guess that before this …….

I predict
What will happen next is
……
(What do you think ? )

Original image sourced from : https://pixabay.com/

 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

What if...
 Drawing inferences
What questions come to mind when
you see this image ?

I observe……..
I’d guess that before this …….
I predict
What will happen next is …...

Add your thoughts on the next slide

Original image sourced from : https://pixabay.com/

 Drawing inferences - Fact & Opinions

Observations Inferences

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
(What do you See? )

I’d guess that before this …….

I predict
What will happen next is
……
(What do you think ? )

Original image sourced from : https://pixabay.com/

 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences
What questions come to mind when
you see this image ?

I observe……..
I’d guess that before this …….
I predict
What will happen next is …...

Add your thoughts on the next slide

Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/

 Drawing inferences - Fact & Opinions

Observations Inferences

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
(What do you See? )

I’d guess that before this …….

I predict
What will happen next is
……
(What do you think ? )

Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/

 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
I’d guess that before this …….
I predict
What will happen next is …...

Add your thoughts on the next

slide

Photo credit: http://www.dumpaday.com/random-pictures/random-pictures-day-69-pics/

 Drawing inferences - Cause & Effect

Inference Cause Effect

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
(What do you See? )
Name 3 causes as to how this
happened.

I’d guess that before this …….

I predict
What will happen next is ……
(What do you think ? )

Photo credit:
http://www.dumpaday.com/random-pictures/random-pict
ures-day-69-pics/
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video ?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...
 Drawing inferences
A cause explains WHY something happened.
An effect is the RESULT of the cause.

What questions come to mind when you see

this image ?

I observe……..
I’d guess that before this …….
I predict
What will happen next is ……

If you were there what would you do? Who

would be with you?

Photo crdit : By Kevin Rofidal, United States Coast

Add your thoughts on the next slide
Guard - Contact us/Photo submission, Public Domain,
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 Drawing inferences - Cause & Effect

Inference Cause Effect

What questions come to mind

when you see this image ?

I observe……..
(What do you See? )
Name 3 causes as to how this
happened.

I’d guess that before this …….

I predict
What will happen next is ……
(What do you think ? )
Photo crdit : By Kevin Rofidal, United States Coast
Guard - Contact us/Photo submission, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=446
0568
 Drawing inferences

What questions come to

mind when you see this
video ?

Add your thoughts in the

comment box.

I wonder...