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Inferencing

 

Reading/comprehension:  The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently. The student is expected to

3.9F Make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas, causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions

Reading/comprehension:  The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to

4.10H/5.10H Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence

TAKS Objective 4:  The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts.

 

Kilgo Question Level 4:  Take It Apart

Question Stems:

  • What is the most likely reason that                          ?
  • The reader can tell that (character) ?
  • What lesson does (character) learn from (event)?
  • (character) would probably                             -
  • From the article/selection, what can the reader tell about                               ?
  • Why would (character) probably (do action in story)?
  • What will most likely happen to (character)?

 

Determining Important Ideas
Graphic Organizer		 Cause and Effect
Graphic Organizer		 Cause and Effect
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Cause and Effect
Graphic Organizer		 Drawing Conclusions
Graphic Organizer		 Generalizations
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Making Predictions
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 Pull A Passage For additional teaching resources, please refer to the binder, "Teaching the Reading TEKS" available through your IIT.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

 

Benchmark Education Strategy Posters (grades 3-5): 

  • Inferencing:                 Climbing Everest

  • Draw Conclusions:          Human Emotions

  • Cause and Effect:         Air Pollution

  • Predictions:                  Trouble Brewing

 

 

Guided Reading the Four Blocks Way:

  • Prove It (pg 64)
  • What's For Reading? (pg 58)
  • Anticipation Guides (pg 67)
  • Rivet (pg 70)

 

Region IV TAKS Reading Preparation

Grade 3

  • Inferential Thinking Lesson (pg 52-56)
  • Making Inferences Wall Card (pg 63)
  • Inference Chart (pg 115)

 

Grade 4

  • Inferential Thinking Lesson (pg 65-69)
  • Making Inferences Wall Card (pg 79)
  • Inferential Thinking Performance Assessment (pg 103)
  • Student Rubric for Inferential Thinking (pg 111)
  • Inference Chart (pg 136)

 

Grade 5

  • Inferential Thinking Lesson (pg 65-69)
  • Making Inferences Wall Card (pg 79)
  • Inferential Thinking Performance Assessment (pg 102)
  • Student Rubric for Inferential Thinking (pg 110)
  • Inference Chart (pg 136)

 

TAKS Study Guide (TEA)

Grade 3

  • Important Idea (pg 41)
  • Cause and Effect (pg 41)
  • Predictions (pg 43)
  • Drawing Conclusions (pg 44)

 

Grade 4

  • Drawing Conclusions (pg 49)
  • Predictions (pg 53)

 

Grade 5

  • Making Predictions (pg 46)
  • Drawing Conclusions (pg 47)