Inferencing

What is inferencing?

• Guessing without any evidence

• Drawing conclusions or making predictions based on available information.

• Ignoring available information

• Copying someone else's work

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why is inferencing important in reading comprehension?

• Inferencing is not important in reading comprehension

• Inferencing is only necessary for advanced readers

• Inferencing makes reading comprehension more confusing

• Inferencing helps readers understand the text more deeply by going beyond the literal meaning.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Provide an example of inferencing in a story.

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Cinderella

• The Three Little Pigs

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How can context clues help with inferencing?

• Context clues are always straightforward and do not require any analysis for making inferences.

• Context clues provide information within a text that helps readers understand the meaning of unknown words or phrases. By analyzing these clues, readers can make inferences about the text's overall meaning.

• Context clues hinder the process of inferencing by providing irrelevant information.

• Context clues are only useful for understanding known words, not for inferring new meanings.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What are some common keywords that indicate inferencing is needed?

• states

• hints

• clarifies

• Keywords such as 'implies', 'suggests', 'concludes', 'infers', 'therefore', 'hence', 'thus', 'because', 'as a result', 'so', 'in order to', 'due to', 'leads to', 'results in', 'accordingly', 'for this reason', 'consequently', 'henceforth', 'inference', 'implies that', 'suggesting that', 'concluding that', 'inferring that', 'therefore, it can be concluded that', 'hence, it can be inferred that', 'thus, it can be deduced that', 'because of this, it can be inferred that', 'as a result, it can be concluded that', 'so, it can be inferred that', 'in order to deduce this, it can be concluded that', 'due to this, it can be inferred that', 'leads to the conclusion that', 'results in the inference that', 'accordingly, it can be concluded that', 'for this reason, it can be inferred that', 'consequently, it can be deduced that', 'henceforth, it can be concluded that'.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Explain the difference between making an inference and drawing a conclusion.

• Inferences are always correct, but conclusions can be wrong.

• Inferences are subjective, while conclusions are objective.

• The key difference is that making an inference is a process, while drawing a conclusion is the end result.

• Making an inference involves guessing, while drawing a conclusion is based on facts.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How can visualization aid in making inferences?

• Visualization is only useful for entertainment purposes and not for drawing conclusions.

• Visualization provides a visual representation of data that can help individuals understand complex information more easily and draw conclusions based on patterns and trends.

• Visualization can only confuse individuals and lead to incorrect conclusions.

• Visualization has no impact on making inferences.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Discuss the role of background knowledge in inferencing.

• Background knowledge enhances the ability to make accurate inferences by filling in gaps and connecting pieces of information.

• Background knowledge can hinder the ability to make accurate inferences.

• Inferencing is solely based on intuition and guesswork.

• Background knowledge has no impact on inferencing abilities.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

When is it appropriate to use inferencing while reading?

• When the text is straightforward and does not require any additional thinking

• When the reader is not interested in understanding the content

• When the reader wants to skip parts of the text

• When the text requires the reader to make logical connections based on context and prior knowledge.

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CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

What strategies can be used to improve inferencing skills?

• Using context clues, drawing conclusions, identifying implicit information, and connecting prior knowledge.

• Avoiding prior knowledge

• Ignoring context clues

• Using random guesses

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1