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Using Background Knowledge To Make Inferences About A Text Making Inferences Using Background Knowledge To Make Inferences About A Text © Presto Plans

Making Inferences Authors don’t always tell every detail or give every bit of information in their writing. © Presto Plans

Readers make inferences to supply information that authors leave out. Making Inferences Readers make inferences to supply information that authors leave out. © Presto Plans

Making Inferences When you make an inference, you add what you already know to what an author has told you. © Presto Plans

Making Inferences When you make an inference, you use clues to come to your own conclusion. People who infer are like detectives who are always looking out for clues to help them better understand stories and pictures. © Presto Plans

What meaning can you infer from this image? Making Inferences For Example: What meaning can you infer from this image? © Presto Plans

What did you already know that helped you make that inference? Making Inferences What did you already know that helped you make that inference? You used your prior knowledge to understand something. You inferred meaning! © Presto Plans

READ Making Inferences To infer, you must read BETWEEN THE LINES © Presto Plans

What can you infer from this passage? Example When Josh showed her the spider, Molly jumped and ran to her mother as quickly as possible. What can you infer from this passage? You can infer that Molly is scared (even though the author does not state it directly) because she jumps and runs (which people often do when they are scared). You can also infer that Molly feels comfort when she is with her mom as she goes to her when she is scared of the spider. © Presto Plans

What the author said: The weather had been scorching for weeks. Example What the author said: The weather had been scorching for weeks. What I know: Summer is the hottest time of the year. My Inference: It is summer! © Presto Plans

What the author said: John took out a pitcher of iced tea. Example What the author said: John took out a pitcher of iced tea. What I know: You keep cold things in the refrigerator. My Inference: John took the iced tea out of the refrigerator. © Presto Plans

What the author said: He got a glass out of the cupboard. Example What the author said: He got a glass out of the cupboard. What I know: People get glasses when they want a drink. My Inference: John is going to have a glass of iced tea. © Presto Plans