GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: About 1 Week for Understanding / REUSABLE + Bonus Strategies, Lessons
Teaching Inference Skills ~ A Thoughtful, Flexible Lesson (4 Pages)
This practical, easy-to-use lesson helps students develop the important skill of inferencing ~ using clues from the text and their own thinking to figure out what’s not directly stated. With step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and student-friendly sentence starters, this resource supports deeper comprehension and critical thinking.
What’s included:
A flexible worksheet that can be used with a wide range of texts ~ fiction or nonfiction ~ and revisited multiple times throughout the year
A simple activity to introduce the concept of inferencing before reading
Additional Lessons: A suggested sequence of foundational reading techniques to teach before introducing deeper concepts like making inferences (e.g., highlighting, doodles etc.)
Teacher rubric for assessment
This versatile resource is ideal for building strong inferencing habits while helping students become more thoughtful, engaged readers.
GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: About 1 Week for Understanding / REUSABLE + Bonus Strategies, Lessons
Teaching Inference Skills ~ A Thoughtful, Flexible Lesson (4 Pages)
This practical, easy-to-use lesson helps students develop the important skill of inferencing ~ using clues from the text and their own thinking to figure out what’s not directly stated. With step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and student-friendly sentence starters, this resource supports deeper comprehension and critical thinking.
What’s included:
A flexible worksheet that can be used with a wide range of texts ~ fiction or nonfiction ~ and revisited multiple times throughout the year
A simple activity to introduce the concept of inferencing before reading
Additional Lessons: A suggested sequence of foundational reading techniques to teach before introducing deeper concepts like making inferences (e.g., highlighting, doodles etc.)
Teacher rubric for assessment
This versatile resource is ideal for building strong inferencing habits while helping students become more thoughtful, engaged readers.
