Teaching 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students how to make inferences is hard. We can create anchor charts that remind students that they need to look for clues from the author, think about what they already know, and read between the lines, but that doesn’t make this skill any easier. What students really need is practice – and a lot …
Making Teaching Inferencing Easier
Written by Guest Blogger Kerry Heino At heart, I must say that I consider myself more of a math teacher, stronger in the ways and means of teaching math concepts, but I do enjoy teaching inferencing strategies to my class. Over the years, too many to actually count, I have strived to make this unit more meaningful, but also fun, …