The Inference Strategy Overview

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If you’re looking for an evidenced-based learning strategy to help your students improve their inferential reading skills, take a minute to learn more about The Inference Strategy. Contact the CRL for more information on how you can bring it to your students today. Visit our website! kucrl.ku.edu Email us: crl@ku.edu

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THe Inference Strategy
AN OVERVIEW FOR EDUCATORS
THE INFERENCE STRATEGY© IS AN EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGY DESIGNED TO HELP MIDDLE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN HOW to
MAKE SPECIFIC TYPES OF INFERENCES ABOUT THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE READ
BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO INFERENTIAL QUESTIONS
WHAT IS AN INFERENTIAL QUESTION WHEN READING?
A QUESTION WHERE THE ANSWER IS NOT DIRECTLY STATED IN THE TEXT
INFERENTIAL QUESTION
LOOK FOR KEY WORDS IN COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
THE INFERENCE STRATEGY
HELPS STUDENTS

FIND CLUES IN THEIR READING MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE KEY WORDS TO MAKE INFERENCES
RESPOND TO INFERENTIAL QUESTIONS
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO USE WITH STUDENTS WHO
ARE READING AT A MINIMUM OF 4TH GRADE LEVEL
HAVE ADEQUATE DECODING AND WORD 
READING skills
and
MEET DARNELL
Darnell thought tongue twisters were cool.
Tongue twisters are silly expressions that are hard to say really fast, like
She sells seashells by the seashore.
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He had just seen an old Alfred Hitchcock movie, so he said, "Hitchcock." Then he said, "Witchcraft."
Darnell liked to make up tongue twisters when he was riding his bike to school. 
He thought that might be a good tongue twister. Darnell was not paying attention to where he was going.
Can you infer WHY DARNELL ENDed UP IN THE HOSPITAL?
Darnell is in the hospital because he did not watch where he was going.
DARNELL SPENT THE REST OF THE MORNING IN THE HOSPITAL!
INSTRUCTION IN THE INFERENCE STRATEGY IS DIVIDED INTO 4 MAIN PARTS
THE INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Teaching Students to use the INFER Steps to Answer Questions
PART II
Determining Students' Skills 
PART  I
Determining Students' Progress 
PART III
Ensuring Students Use the Strategy
PART IV
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THE INFERENCE STRATEGY CAN HELP YOUR STUDENTS, CONTACT 
SIMPD@KU.EDU
FAQ'S 
sim.ku.edu/inference-strategy-faqs
CONTACT kucrl!
KUCRL.KU.EDU

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