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Reading Between the Lines

 Creating a personal meaning from text

Bringing together two sources:
Prior knowledge or schema
Text

The readers unique interpretation of text

is the product of this blending.

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Information (clues)

Readers Background
Knowledge (schema)

Inference

Draw conclusions.
Make reasonable predictions.
Create interpretations.
Answer questions.
Make connections.
Make judgments.
Revise their inferences.

Inference.

Remember and reapply what they read.

Create new background knowledge for
themselves.
Generate Higher level questioning of the
text and authors.
Engage in reflective responses.

 Understanding Inferring
Inferring Through
Illustrations
Looking For Inferences
About a Character
Inferring Through Events
Inferring a Theme
Wordless Books
Picture Books
Poetry
Songs
Idioms and Metaphors
Informational Texts

Launching Sequence
Concrete experiences
Sensory exercises
Wordless picture books
Time for Text

Concrete Experience:
Shoes

Listen Between the Lines

Gradual Releases of Responsibility

Teacher:

Model Through
Think alouds
Guided Practice
Independent
Practice
Students:

Im thinking that
This information makes me think
Maybe
Maybe it means.
It seems to me
Perhaps
Probably
Thats probably whywhathow
From the text clues, I can conclude
The evidence suggests
Im guessing that
I predict
This leads me to believe

 Understanding Inferring
Inferring Through Poetry
Inferring Through
Illustrations
Looking For Inferences
About a Character
Inferring Through Events
Inferring a Theme
Wordless Books
Picture Books
Poetry
Songs
Idioms and Metaphors
Informational Texts

Predicting is related to
inferring
But whats the difference?

Outcomes, events,
or actions that are
confirmed or
contradicted by the
end of the story.

More open-ended and

may remain
unresolved when the
story draws to a close.

Gradual Releases of Responsibility

Model Through
Think alouds
Guided Practice
Independent
Practice

 Understanding Inferring
Inferring Through
Illustrations
Looking For Inferences
About a Character
Inferring Through Events
Inferring a Theme Wordless Books
Picture Books
Poetry
Songs
Idioms and Metaphors
Informational Texts

 Understanding Inferring
Inferring Through
Illustrations
Looking For Inferences
About a Character
Inferring Through Events
Inferring a Theme
Wordless Books
Picture Books
Poetry
Songs
Idioms and Metaphors
Informational Texts

Racial inequality
Anger
Bravery/courage
Loneliness
Segregation
Self-determination
Team work/working
together
Sadness
Cooperation
Fear
Hope

Friendship
Fairness/Unfairness
Internal Pain
Taking a Stand
Violence
Self-respect
Keeping traditions alive
Courage
Optimism

Add your own

2 column
Quote or picture from text/ inference

Facts/ inferences

Questions/ inferences

Words in the text/theme

Plot/theme

Theme/response

Words in the text/ prediction of what

will happen

3 column
Picture or quote form the
text/inference/my personal response

Facts/questions/inferences

An unfamiliar word/my
inference/confirmation

Words in the text; prediction/confirmed or

contradicted

 Take some time to look through the various

books that have been selected to use for
inference.
Which books have strong

Illustrations
Text clues
Characters
Events
Themes

Be prepared to share.

 Understanding Inferring
Inferring Through
Illustrations
Looking For Inferences
About a Character
Inferring Through Events
Inferring a Theme
Wordless Books
Picture Books
Poetry
Songs
Idioms and Metaphors
Informational Texts